A report from HHS’ Office of Inspector General finds that many of the COOP plans established under the reform law are struggling and may not repay their federal loans.
CMS’ Office of the Actuary issues a report on the financial state of Medicaid suggesting that new enrollees, and the reform law’s Medicaid expansion, are going to cost much more than expected.
A Kaiser Family Foundation report reviews 2016 premium filings on the health insurance exchanges, finding moderate growth in rates, which likely is deceptive.
The Supreme Court once again uses very odd and strained reasoning to keep the reform law intact.
A survey from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans examines the effect of the reform law on employment-based health insurance.
The Society of Actuaries releases a study examining unsatisfied demand for health services among the newly insured, which may impact overall utilization.
A Labor Department report indicates that health care costs continue to be a bigger component of overall compensation, particularly for larger employers. The bad news is that workers should expect that these higher health care costs will limit wage growth.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/small-firms-have-made-adjustment-to-obamacare-requirements-report-suggests-2015-06-10An article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that there will be significant health insurance premium increases for individual policies in many states for 2016.
A report from Avalere suggests that the penalty for failing to have health insurance is too low to incent people to enroll.
A Statistical Brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality examines trends in the insured population over 2012-2014, during the time when reform mandates and the exchanges were being implemented.
A brief analysis from single-payer advocates finds no change in MLRs or administrative costs after reform.
PWC’s Health Research Institute gives us its version of five on five–five health care trends to watch as the the reform law turns five.