Health Care Reform – Page 15 – Healthy Skeptic

Mar 04 2013

GAO on the Effect of the PPACA

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

The Government Accounting Office performed a more current analysis of the likely budgetary effects of the federal health reform law, finding that its cost containment provisions are unlikely to provide…

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Mar 03 2013

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A Wall Street Journal article discusses the new network relationships being formed between health plans and hospitals with the advent of reform and the exchanges.

Feb 27 2013

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HHS has published its rules under the reform law for the review of health insurance rates.

Feb 27 2013

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Uh-oh, more people now oppose the reform law than support it, according to a KFF survey, largely because Democratic support has dropped dramatically.

Feb 26 2013

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The Government Accounting Office has estimated that the reform law will add up to $6.2 trillion in new spending, particularly if its supposed cost containment features don’t work.

Feb 21 2013

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HHS has released the final rule on benefits in the insurance plans for the exchanges.

Feb 21 2013

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The federal government is going to end up running the majority of the health insurance exchanges mandated under the new law, although most large states are planning to operate their own. Serious questions have been raised about whether HHS is up to the task.

Feb 19 2013

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A New York Times report discusses the closing of the federal reform law program for high-risk people who couldn’t get insurance. Apparently it cost much more than expected, exhausting the appropriated funds. Duh!

Feb 13 2013

ADP Survey of Large Employers

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Many large employers may consider shifting more employees to part-time status as a result of the implementation of the reform law, according to a survey by ADP, and they may…

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Feb 13 2013

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A study finds that many current health insurance policies have potential out-of-pocket costs higher than the limit that will be implemented under the federal reform law next year. Some consumers might see lower out-of-pocket costs as a result, but all will see higher premiums to pay for the new limit.

Feb 10 2013

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Massachusetts is expecting a surge in health spending growth this year, driven by the effects of its health reform law and the federal one. Expect lots more stories like this.

Feb 05 2013

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New Congressional Budget Office estimates of the effects of the reform law indicate that 12 million people will be displaced from their current employment-based coverage and that exchanges will likely only have 5 million unsubsidized enrollees. As we keep saying, this law just keeps getting better and better!

Jan 31 2013

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The IRS has interpreted the reform law to only require “affordable” insurance be available to an individual employee, not his or her entire family, limiting eligibility for subsidies for those people in plans with modest premium sharing for individuals but much higher ones for families. Just the start of the disappointment.

Jan 16 2013

New Federal Insurance Rules

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Now that it looks like the health reform law will be fully implemented, agencies are cranking out bushels of regulations. A Kaiser Family Foundation brief summarizes the provisions of three…

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Dec 28 2012

2012 Potpourri XL

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Our last Potpourri for 2012 is the ultimate in health information, containing not lumps of coal but tasty nuggets of holiday goodies, including transition care from hospital to primary care,…

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