Emily Egan

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Emily Egan is a staff assistant for the American Action Forum's Operation Healthcare Choice. Her research centers on providers. Emily is currently pursuing her MPH in Health Policy at the George Washington University and is part of the Chair’s Policy Scholars Program.

Prior to entering graduate school Emily worked in residential real estate for Turnberry LTD and Long and Foster Real Estate. Emily received her B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from the George Washington University where she was a Presidential Academic Scholar and graduated Magna Cum Laude in three years.

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HealthCare

Weekly Checkup No.76 : Medicare Advantage Gains Popularity despite Reduced Plan Choice
Weekly Checkup No. 75: Despite Subsidies, Health Premiums Will Rise for Young, Healthy, and Low-Income
Young Adults’ Insurance Decisions Dependent on Cost
Weekly Checkup No. 70: Job Impact of the Health Insurance Premium Tax
Weekly Checkup No. 68: Health Care Spending By State: Why Does DC Spend Twice as Much as Utah
Weekly Checkup No. 64: Another Broken Promise-the Ease of Exchanges
Weekly Checkup No. 60: IPAB Controversy- Appointments, Quorums and Other Questions
Weekly Checkup No. 59: Evidence of Medicare’s Systematic Problems
Weekly Checkup No. 58: Projecting the Cost of Exchange Plans
Positive Implications of "Employer Drop"
Weekly Checkup No. 057: "One Size Fits Some" Health Policy
Weekly Checkup No. 056: Growth Rate Reality Check
Weekly Checkup No. 055: Coalition Broadens for Medical Device Tax Repeal
Weekly Checkup No. 054: Affordable Care Act Could Be Even More Unaffordable
Weekly Checkup No. 053: Lame Duck Dangers for the Healthcare Sector
VA Home Based Primary Care Program
Weekly Checkup No. 052: Potential Scenarios for Medicaid
Weekly Checkup No. 051: Medicare Debate Must Include All Coverage Options
Weekly Checkup No. 050: ACA May Leave 12 Million Waiting for Coverage
Weekly Checkup No. 049: Employers Desperate to Stunt Premium Growth
Weekly Checkup No. 048: ACA's "Tax" Just Doubled
Weekly Checkup No. 047: To Boost Insurance Coverage, Boost the Economy
Weekly Checkup No. 041: ACA Polling Data- Americans See Different Effects on Different Groups
Primer: Skilled Home Health Care
High Deductible Health Plans Doomed to Low Enrollment
Weekly Checkup No. 037: The Costly Duals
American Families' Financial Security in Jeopardy
Putting Healthcare on a Budget
Weekly Checkup No. 033: Health Care Access Declines Throughout the U.S.
Christie Vetoes Exchange In Light of ACA Uncertainty
Weekly Checkup No. 031: E-Prescribing Helps Providers Eliminate Errors
Weekly Checkup No. 029: Roadblock in the War on Cancer
Pay-For-Performance Fails to Improve Performance
MedPAC Recommendations: Congress Listening but not Acting
Weekly Checkup No. 024: Affordable Care Act Lifts Lifetime Coverage Limits
Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Wasted on Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid
Targeted Reforms Achieve Savings for Medicare
Innovation to Keep Patients at Home
SGR Extended Through 2012
Sebelius Unable to Answer the Tough Questions
Weekly Checkup No. 021: Healthcare in Obama's Proposed FY 2013 Budget
Status of SGR Reform: Pending
Primer on PPACA's Legal Challenges
CBO’s Budget Outlook: A Focus on Medicare
New Report Says ACA May Hinder Indiana's Job Creation
Docs Look For Unnecessary Procedures
Another State Governor Denies Exchange Funding
Doctors and Executives Join the Anti-ACA Ranks
Quality is Elusive but Necessary
Your Doctor Might Not Be Doing As Well As You Think
Weekly Checkup No. 016: Is Slower Growth for Health Spending in 2010 a Good Sign?
The Nurse Will See You Now
Consumer Hotlines Closing
Retail Clinics: Friend or Foe of the Healthcare System?
CAH Cuts- One of Obama’s Better Recommendations
The Medical Loss Ratio’s Negative Impact on Small Businesses
Was IOM Wrong to Consider Costs?
Weekly Checkup No. 013: Dropping Coverage for High-Risk Employees
FDA Uncertainty Stalls Stem Cell Research
Weekly Checkup No. 011: Effects of Sequestration on Healthcare
Supercommittee Can’t Afford to Keep PPACA Intact
Will SCOTUS Also Look at the Real Data?
Primer on PPACA and Small Businesses
America Wakes Up
Weekly Checkup No. 007: More Messing With Medicare
Weekly Checkup No. 005: Would Delaying Health Reform Save Money?
Primer on Long Term Care
Primer on Hospitals