Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Employer Sponsored Health Insurance (ESHI)
Decisions, Decisions
Consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) have recently become popular in health insurance, with 30% of covered employees enrolled in CDHPs in 2017. These plans have high deductibles, lower premiums, and a health spending account which is usually tax-incentivized. They expose enrollees Continue Reading …
Blunt Tools not the Best Policy Instruments
How do high deductible health plans (HDHP) affect our health care system? Since 2004, HDHP’s have increased in popularity, especially amongst employers and government entities looking to provide coverage to workers. Low premium and high deductible plans are designed to Continue Reading …
Obamacare Saves One Life Every Day
Prior to 2010, individuals age 19 to 25 had one of the highest uninsured rates in the United States. Approximately 30% of those in this age group were uninsured, compared to 16% of all Americans, on average. The Dependent Care Continue Reading …
Insurance is a Lifeline for Americans
Throughout the recent debates surround health reform, the question about the value of health insurance continues to arise. Republican policy proposals would have left an estimated 20 to 24 million more people without insurance than under the Affordable Care Act Continue Reading …
Fixing the Family Glitch
The “Family Glitch” is a problem cited by many policy experts as a substantial flaw in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Here is how it works: if an individual has a family income between 100-400% of the federal poverty level Continue Reading …
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