Research Highlights

As of 2025, 40 states and the District of Columbia have implemented expansions of Medicaid eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). A large body of research has found these expansions are associated with improved health care coverage, access to care, and health outcomes. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) ...

An estimated 51 million persons in the United States will require long-term services and supports (LTSS) during their lifetime. LTSS encompass services for people who can no...

Under state medical cannabis laws (MCL), physicians are recommending the use of cannabis to manage chronic pain. While chronic pain affects over 20 percent of US adults, there is limited or mixed evidence on the effectiveness of cannabis for chronic...