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How the Revised BCRA Would Impact Enrollee Costs, According to Your Age and Income
The BCRA revised July 20, 2017 would increase total costs for lower-income enrollees in all age groups, finds Loren Adler and Paul Ginsburg in their updated analysis.
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The Essential Scan: Top Findings in Health Policy Research | Edition 21
What’s the latest in health policy research? The Essential Scan, produced by the Schaeffer Initiative for Innovation in Health Policy, aims to help keep you informed on the latest research and what it means for policymakers.
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Physician Payment Reform—Progress to Date
This Health Policy Report describes major reforms to physician payment that are under way in the United States as a result of the Affordable Care Act and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization ACT of 2015.
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How the BCRA Would Impact Enrollee Costs, According to your Age
The BCRA would increase total costs for lower-income enrollees in all age groups.
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Sen. Cruz’s Proposed Change to Senate Health Care Bill Would Undermine Protections for Enrollees with Significant Health Care Needs
Matthew Fielder examines Senator Cruz’s proposed change to the Senate healthcare bill.
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How Would the Senate’s Health Care Bill Affect Individual Market Premiums?
While many reactions to the CBO analysis focused on how the BCRA would affect insurance coverage, the bill’s effects on individual market insurance premiums have also received considerable attention.
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Changes to State Innovation Waivers in the Senate Health Bill Undermine Coverage and Open the Door to Misuse of Federal Funds
Under current law, section 1332 provides broad flexibility for states to waive key ACA provisions so long as health coverage is not jeopardized and federal deficits not increased. The changes in the Senate bill would upset this structure.
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Like the AHCA, the Senate’s Health Care Bill Could Weaken ACA Protections Against Catastrophic Costs
Matthew Fielder analyzes the potential effects of the Senate’s health care bill on essential health benefits and ACA protections against catastrophic costs.
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Moving in the Wrong Direction—Health Care under the AHCA
A growing body of analytic work, including a Congressional Budget Office assessment, paints a dismal picture of how the American Health Care Act would affect the health care system.
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Follow the Money: The Flow of Funds in the Pharmaceutical Distribution System
Any government intervention to control drug pricing should be predicated on a clear understanding of the economic forces that drive price increases, and the parties responsible for them.
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