Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Affordable Care ActCongressional Budget OfficeSeptember 19, 2012When it was decided to use the purchase of private plans
For more than 20 years, PNHPās Senior Health Policy Fellow Don McCanne, M.D. wrote a daily health policy update, taking an excerpt or quote from a health care news story or analysis and commenting on its significance to the single-payer movement.
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Six million will face penalties under the Affordable Care Act
When it was decided to use the purchase of private plans as the model for insuring everyone, it was clear that the law must include
Medicare's failure to protect personal finances
Out-of-Pocket Spending in the Last Five Years of LifeBy Amy S. Kelley, Kathleen McGarry, Sean Fahle, Samuel M. Marshall, Qingling Du and Jonathan S. SkinnerJournal
Medicare’s failure to protect personal finances
Out-of-Pocket Spending in the Last Five Years of LifeBy Amy S. Kelley, Kathleen McGarry, Sean Fahle, Samuel M. Marshall, Qingling Du and Jonathan S. SkinnerJournal
Medicare's failure to protect personal finances
In spite of having Medicare coverage, out-of-pocket health care expenditures can be devastating for seniors. Current proposals to reduce government entitlement spending on Medicare would
IT savings are little more than hype
A Major Glitch for Digitized Health-Care RecordsBy Stephen Soumerai and Ross KoppelThe Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2012This article reinforces two points that we have
IT savings are little more than hype
This article reinforces two points that we have made repeatedly about the application of information technology to health care: 1) The government needs to lead
Lower wage employees have greater out-of-pocket expenses
Health Benefits In 2012: Moderate Premium Increases For Employer-Sponsored Plans; Young Adults Gained Coverage Under ACABy Gary Claxton, Matthew Rae, Nirmita Panchal, Anthony Damico, Heidi
Lower wage employees have greater out-of-pocket expenses
The Affordable Care Act was designed to perpetuate as much as possible enrollment in employer-sponsored plans. This study demonstrates that lower-income workers face greater out-of-pocket
AHIP asks for further reduction of minimum benefits
Hearing: Implementation of Health Insurance Exchanges and Related ProvisionsTestimony by Daniel T. Durham, Executive Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)House
AHIP asks for further reduction of minimum benefits
As the Affordable Care Act was being drafted, many of us in the policy community were very disappointed with the decision to include in the
How many "bundles" do we need in health care?
The Arkansas InnovationBy Ezekiel J. EmanuelThe New York Times, September 5, 2012(Arkansas) is moving toward ending āfee-for-serviceā payments, in which each procedure a patient undergoes