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Category: Health reform
Will Medicaid gains offset DSH cuts?
The Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program was developed to provide financial assistance for hospitals that care for large numbers of Medicaid and uninsured patients. During the development of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), policymakers reevaluated the program’s funding as they Continue Reading …
States opt for lower smoking fees
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows insurance companies to charge smokers up to 50% higher premiums than nonsmokers. However, this study found that most insurance companies are charging much less than the 50% maximum surcharge allowed. All states included in Continue Reading …
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 …
Double Jeopardy and the Individual Mandate
Although studies exist that tout the benefits of the individual mandate on health care costs, data is lacking on how it affects costs for traumatically injured patients. The national costs of treating traumatically injured patients from EMS pickup to trauma Continue Reading …