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States’ Decisions on Insurance Exchanges and Expanding Medicaid Under the ACA
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A central goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to significantly reduce the number of uninsured by providing a continuum of affordable coverage options through Medicaid and new Health Insurance Exchanges.
Following the June 2012 Supreme Court decision, states face a decision about whether to adopt the Medicaid expansion. These decisions will have enormous consequences for health coverage for the low-income population.
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June 2013 | Policy Insights
Beyond Rebates: How Much Are Consumers Saving from the ACA’s Medical Loss Ratio Provision?
The Affordable Care Act's Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) provision saved consumers in the individual market an estimated $2.1 billion last year, the bulk of it in lower premium costs, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation's Cynthia Cox, Gary Claxton, and Larry Levitt.
June 2013 | Drew Altman
Covering The ACA May Be Almost As Hard As Implementing It
In his latest post, Kaiser President and CEO Drew Altman writes that getting the health reform law's story right will be nearly as difficult as implementation of the law itself and outlines four major challenges all news organizations will face. The post was adapted from a column Dr. Altman wrote for Politico.
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