Investigators also discovered misuse of Society Security numbers — in one case, a single number was used for 125 policies in 2023 — and identified serious shortcomings in how CMS assesses marketplace fraud.
Source: Washington Post
Category: Affordable Care Act
White House Announced More Discount Drug Deals: Is That Good?
The White House announced that nine additional drugmakers have agreed to sell selected drugs at significantly lower prices. The companies agreed to sell drugs to the Medicaid system for prices like those charged to other rich countries and to provide massive discounts to consumers paying cash through TrumpRx.gov.
Saturday Links
- What to know about Food Stamps.
- Doctor v. Doctor: Medical wars patients never hear about.
- Trump EO: marijuana to be available for medical research.
- Obamacare supporters don’t seem to understand the MLR regulations they created.
- If you brain is preserved after your death, how likely is it that your thoughts will be preserved?
- HHS: No Medicare, Medicaid to hospitals offering gender care to minors.
Obamacare Crowd Out
Whereas the ACA’s original subsidies were on average worth $293 (5%) less to households than the value of the tax exemption for employer-sponsored insurance, the expanded subsidies would be worth $3,960 (65%) more. That creates a huge incentive for employers to stop offering health benefits. A Treasury analysis published last December suggested a similar conclusion.
style=”font-weight: 400;”>Source: Chris Pope, Wall Street Journal