A HealthPocket study finds that exchange premiums were substantially higher for many enrollees in 2014 than they would have been in the individual market before reform.
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A Medscape-sponsored survey of physicians explores their attitudes toward various payers and other matters.
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An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality statistical brief compares health insurance costs for private and government employees.
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Health benefit consultant Segal Group has released the results of its survey on expected medical cost trend for 2015.
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A Towers Watson survey gives yet another look at employer attitudes and intentions as we head into the second year of reform implementation.
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The second installment of a review of the Kaiser summary of employer-based health plans focuses on who is offering benefits, wellness and other trends.
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The annual Kaiser survey of employer health plans is out, with loads of details on coverage, benefit design and other trends.
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A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines a narrow network design for the Massachusetts state employees plan.
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A Business Roundtable report discusses innovation in the market for private health care benefits.
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A Deloitte survey finds that young adults often did not sign up for mandated health coverage, usually due to cost concerns.
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The latest National Business Group on Health survey finds that most large employers are still expecting large health cost increases next year.
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The new health insurance exchange policies don't offer particularly high levels of coverage, as revealed in a report funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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After the first wave of reform law mandated insurance signups, a substantial number of Americans remain uninsured. An Urban Institute brief describes the characteristics of this still-uninsured population.
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The small group insurance market covers about 19 million Americans. A Mark Farrah Associates report describes the current state of the market.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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