Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Marketplace
What if every Doc was paid Medicare rates?
Currently, physicians earn reimbursement from multiple different payers such as Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurers. If doctors were paid only according to Medicare rates, most would be losers – specialists more than others.
Spillover of Mandated Benefits
The power to regulate health insurance companies rests with the States, with important exceptions. Federal health programs and ERISA plans are exempt from state regulation.
Don’t Tax my ‘Lac
Health economists have long argued that the tax exclusion of employer-sponsored health insurance (ESHI) benefits skews an already imperfect health insurance market. Such tax free benefits encourage the maximization of expenditures on health insurance coverage in exchange for lower take Continue Reading …
Public Option, Private effects
A recent analysis funded by the insurance industry predicts tough financial times for hospitals if a public insurance option results in significant crowd out of traditionally higher-paying private insurance. In the absence of crowd out, hospitals will have improved revenues. Continue Reading …
Are mandates constitutional?
We have reviewed other materials from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in regards to . This current review discusses the important legal basis for and potential arguments against the institution of either an employer or individual mandate to obtain health Continue Reading …
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