Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Marketplace
“I’m from the Government & I’m here to help”
Despite fears of failing Marketplaces, death spirals, and a recent threat by UnitedHealth to withdraw from the Marketplaces altogether, researchers find that insurer participation and Marketplace offerings increased between 2014 and 2015. The data also show that each additional insurer Continue Reading …
Good Riddance to Closed Hospitals
Payment changes under the Affordable Care Act reduces the rate of growth in reimbursements for hospital services and reduces critical funding many hospitals rely on from disproportionate share and graduate medical education. These measures could strain hospital finances and accelerate Continue Reading …
The First Five Years of the ACA in Review
The (ACA) turned five in March of this year and the authors of this Health Policy Report in The New England Journal of Medicine describe the milestones that the law has reached so far: Since the implementation of the ACA, Continue Reading …
Foreshadowing Pitfalls for the Affordable Care Act
Several countries have implemented healthcare systems that seek to attain universal health insurance through private markets. Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland have already embarked on this journey and can serve as guides for the United States. Some observers would say Continue Reading …
Looking to Massachusetts for Answers
in 2006 served as a model for the (ACA), and many policy experts are closely following the state to estimate what we can expect with the ACA. One important question to policymakers and the public is whether the ACA will Continue Reading …