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Kaiser Poll: Early Reaction to Supreme Court Decision on ACA
Following last week’s Supreme Court’s decision upholding the heart of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a majority of Americans (56 percent) now say they would like to see the law’s detractors stop their efforts to block its implementation and move on to other national problems. In the first of two…
Policy Insights Read PostJAMA Forum: After Supreme Court Ruling on the Health Care Law, Focus Turns to the States … and November
“After Supreme Court Ruling on the Health Care Law, Focus Turns to the States … and November,” Larry Levitt’s June 2012 post for The JAMA Forum, is now online.
Column Read PostIs a Death Spiral Inevitable If There is No Mandate?
If the Supreme Court acts within the next couple of weeks to overturn the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while leaving the rest of the law intact, expect to hear a lot about how the individual insurance market will be destined for a “death spiral.” When compared…
Policy Insights Read PostKaiser Survey Probes Health Insurance Brokers’ Views on Insurance Trends, ACA
A new nationally representative survey of 500 health insurance agents and brokers working in the individual and small group markets by the Kaiser Family Foundation explores their outlook on market trends and views on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The survey finds that many agents are seeing steep increases in premiums…
Policy Insights Read PostKFF Health Security Watch Delaying Health Care to Avoid Cost Common
While economic challenges facing the country continue and the Supreme Court is deciding the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), May’s Health Tracking Poll finds that the problems and concerns related to health care costs and access are wide-spread. A quarter report they have had problems paying medical bills in…
Policy Insights Read PostPulling it Together: Duals: The National Health Reform Experiment We Should Be talking More About
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and 26 states are moving to launch a large scale managed care demonstration project potentially involving millions of the poorest, sickest, most expensive Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, the so-called dual eligibles. The experiment is getting more and more attention from policy experts,…
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