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Category: Affordable Care Act
ACA Progress Report: What has changed so far?
The first open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act closed on March 31, with 8 million Americans enrolled by the deadline. The marketplace re-opens in November, though individuals can register at any time if they lose insurance because of Continue Reading …
Maybe we don’t need the employer mandate
Although written into law in March 2010, the Affordable Care Act’s requirement for employers to provide health insurance has been delayed and modified until 2016. Now some are asking- would we be better off just eliminating the employer mandate altogether? Continue Reading …
EDs Are Profitable, But Just Barely
Wilson and Cutler analyzed several large databases to calculate the profit margin for all 120 million ED visits in the United States in 2009. The numbers for Medicare patients were real; the numbers for Medicaid and the uninsured were estimated. Continue Reading …
Your Boss’ Business?
This post is adapted from MDaware.org with permission. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) seeks both to expand insurance coverage as well as to ensure that offered plans include substantive benefits, including coverage of preventative services, so that Americans have access to Continue Reading …
Does Health Insurance Help?
While it has been estimated that 45,000 Americans perish unnecessarily each year due to lack of health insurance, there has been some mixed evidence about the mortality benefit of expanding coverage, particularly Medicaid. A study in Oregon showed no clear Continue Reading …