The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that the average person will pay 75% more for Obamacare plans next year. The ACA was already a bad deal, but it got worse for millions of Americans who will have to pay a greater share of their health plan premiums.
Category: Affordable Care Act
How Much Does Price Transparency Matter?
Evidence demonstrates that just providing prices to employees via an online tool is frequently not helpful. A study of two large employers providing a price transparency tool found no change in healthcare spending and employee uptake…
Cash Welfare Payment Did Not Benefit Needy Children
After four years of payments, children whose parents received $333 a month from the experiment fared no better than similar children without that help, the study found. They were no more likely to develop language skills, avoid behavioral problems or developmental delays, demonstrate executive function or exhibit brain activity associated with cognitive development.
Source: New York Times
HHS Secretary to Reshape Recommended Preventive Services
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is considering firing all 16 members of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. In case you are wondering, the task force is an all-volunteer group of experts who make recommendations about which preventive services Americans should receive. Preventive services – think immunizations, mammograms, colonoscopies – all have a rating A, B, C, D and I. You can view the recommendations here. Services with recommendations of A and B are free under the Affordable Care Act.