Author Frequently asked questions. 534 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 54 Older Health reimbursement arrangements increase risk for low-income workers October 26, 2020 By Peter Newell, Director, Health Insurance Project, United Hospital Fund United Hospital Fund, October 2020 Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRAs, pronounced “ick-ruhs”), authorizes employers to subsidize individual coverage workers buy on their own. It took effect in January 2020, missing many employers’ open enrollment windows for the year, though it is an available option […] Quote of the Day Physicians prefer two-tiered single payer with private insurance option – What? October 23, 2020 The Physicians Foundation, survey completed October 2020 The Physicians Foundation’s 2020 Survey of America’s Physicians: COVID-19 And The Future Of The Health Care System finds physicians ranked a two-tiered system featuring a single payer option plus private pay as the best direction. Q1 – Considering all relevant issues such as patient access, value and quality, […] Quote of the Day The public is confused about Medicare for All and the public option October 22, 2020 KFF, October 16, 2020 For many years, Kaiser Family Foundation has been tracking public opinion on the idea of a national health plan (including language referring to Medicare-for-all since 2017). Historically, our polls have shown support for the federal government doing more to help provide health insurance for more Americans, though support among Republicans has […] Quote of the Day The Collapse of Long-Term Care Insurance October 21, 2020 By Alexander Sammon The American Prospect, October 20, 2020 There is perhaps no component of health insurance where the private sector has failed more profoundly than long-term care, making this one of the worst and most rapidly faltering aspects of our impossibly expensive, wildly inefficient, and poorly performing health care system. Common estimates say that […] Quote of the Day What would Jesus say about health care sharing ministries? October 20, 2020 By Reed Abelson The New York Times, October 20, 2020 New York State accused a major Christian group on Tuesday of deceiving customers by illegally offering health insurance to as many as 40,000 residents since 2016. The state filed civil charges against Trinity Healthshare, the Christian group, and Aliera, a for-profit company that markets the […] Quote of the Day Georgia’s Medicaid waivers October 19, 2020 CMS.gov, October 15, 2020 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), under the leadership of President Trump, announced action it has taken to advance an innovative package of state-led reforms that were crafted in response to the guidance and unprecedented flexibility offered by the Trump Administration. Specifically, CMS announced the approval of Georgia’s […] Quote of the Day What tradeoffs warrant rejection of the single payer model? October 16, 2020 By David M. Cutler Health Affairs Blog, October 2, 2020 This post explores the possibility of saving money by reducing the administrative costs of health care. Reducing administrative costs is attractive for several reasons. Administrative costs are high, perhaps a quarter of health spending, so reductions in administrative costs could yield a good deal of […] Quote of the Day Price transparency is another diversion from much needed reform October 15, 2020 By Harris Meyer Health Affairs Blog, October 13, 2020 Last month’s Rand Corporation report on the prices paid for inpatient and outpatient services to more than 3,000 US hospitals in 49 states is the latest salvo in an escalating battle to reduce health care spending through transparent pricing and greater market competition. But stakeholders, including […] Quote of the Day Verma says value-based care provides a ‘very poor return in investment’ October 14, 2020 By Robert King Fierce Healthcare, October 13, 2020 Seema Verma, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said that some value-based care payment models did not generate enough savings and quality outcomes. Her remarks Tuesday during HLTH’s virtual conference come a few weeks after other Trump administration officials reported mixed results […] Quote of the Day CMS: Enrollment in unsubsidized ACA plans declined by 45% October 13, 2020 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, October 9, 2020 Introduction This report provides data on enrollment trends for people who purchased on- and off-Exchange individual market health insurance plans, both with and without federal advanced premium tax credit (APTC) subsidies. These data are based on an analysis of individual market plans that participated in the […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 54 Older
