Testimony: Wellness Programs and Nondiscrimination Under Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans May 8, 2013 Issue Brief This testimony by the Foundation’s Karen Pollitz before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission included background on wellness programs, wellness incentives and nondiscrimination since 1996, and questions and issues related to proposed regulations governing the design and application of wellness programs offered in conjunction with employer-sponsored group health plans.
JAMA Forum: After Supreme Court Ruling on the Health Care Law, Focus Turns to the States … and November June 28, 2012 Perspective “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.
JAMA Forum: The Middle Class Tax Break Hardly Anyone Is Talking About August 2, 2012 Perspective “The Middle Class Tax Break Hardly Anyone Is Talking About,” Larry Levitt’s August 2012 post for The JAMA Forum, is now available online.
JAMA Forum: What Is Health Care Cost Containment? September 6, 2012 Perspective “What Is Health Care Cost Containment?” Larry Levitt’s September 2012 contribution to The JAMA Forum, is now available online.
JAMA Forum: Hard Questions on Health Care October 16, 2012 Perspective “Hard Questions on Health Care,” Larry Levitt’s October 2012 post on The JAMA Forum, is now available online.
JAMA Forum: Key Decisions Loom for States About the Health Care Law November 28, 2012 Perspective “Key Decisions Loom for States About the Health Care Law,” Larry Levitt’s November 2012 post for The JAMA Forum, is now available online.
Majority Say They Don’t Understand How ACA Will Impact Them, Including Two-Thirds of Uninsured and Low-Income March 20, 2013 Slide
How Will Health Reform Impact Young Adults? May 13, 2010 Issue Brief Adults ages 19 to 29 have the highest uninsured rate of any age group in the United States. The 13.7 million uninsured people in this age group comprise nearly a third of the overall uninsured population. Most provisions in health reform do not specifically target young adults, but because of their…
The Future of Medicare Advantage: Are We on the Right Path? June 10, 2013 Event This June 10 briefing looked at Medicare Advantage and changes affecting it, including revised calculations of payments from CMS, and the Affordable Care Act’s reduced payments to Medicare Advantage plans. Speakers discussed how Medicare Advantage plans are expected to respond to payment changes; if quality bonus payments created significant changes in patient care or plan choices; and what implications could these decisions have on beneficiaries with regard to premiums, benefits and more.
Pre-X Redux June 20, 2013 Perspective With the focus now mainly on exchanges, Medicaid expansions, and enrolling the uninsured in newly available coverage arrangements, there is less attention lately to the ACA insurance reforms which have always been the most popular parts of the law – changes which could affect every American’s insurance in some way…
