Peering Into the Black Box of Insurance Rating
Recently, the New York Times reported that private health insurers continue to seek large premium increases despite seeing lower than expected use of medical care and booking record profits.
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Who Will be the H&R Block and TurboTax for Health Insurance?
PerspectiveThere's been quite a bit of focus lately insofar as these issues go, anyway on health insurance agents and brokers (sometimes known in the industry as "producers").
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CBO’s Estimate of Repealing Exchange Grants: The Importance of Being Effective
PerspectiveThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released an analysis of a bill that would repeal grants to states under the health reform law to help them establish health insurance purchasing exchanges.
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May Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Views of Health Reform Law Remain Unchanged
PerspectiveThis month’s Kaiser Health Tracking Poll reveals little change in public opinion about the health reform law. Americans remain divided overall, with 42 percent having a favorable opinion of the law and 44 percent viewing it unfavorably.
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Pulling It Together: Predictions
PerspectiveI usually don’t make predictions, unless they are backed up by the kind of statistical modeling we often produce. But here are three predictions I am confident about that form the basis of this latest column. GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AT HISTORICALLY MODERATE LEVELS, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
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Uninsured Are Less Satisfied
PerspectiveGiven that people without health insurance have no protection from health care costs, it is not surprising that they are much less likely to say they are satisfied with costs than those with insurance (31 percent
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KFF April Tracking Poll: Opinions of Reform Remain Steady
PerspectiveThis month, public opinion on the health reform law continues to be remarkably steady. The April Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that four in ten feel favorably about the law and an equal share say they feel unfavorably.
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Dissatisfaction with Health Insurance Despite Positive Ratings
PerspectivePersonal experiences with the health care system are a key factor in Americans’ opinions on how the health care system should function and their expectations of how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will change the system when fully implemented.
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Pulling It Together: What Conservatives Won In Health Reform (And Don’t Seem to Know It)
PerspectiveConservatives obviously don't like what they call "Obamacare" because they think it expands the role of government too much and spends too much money.
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A Public Opinion Surprise, The Latest “Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman”
PerspectiveWith Medicaid being the focus of federal and state debate on deficits, the Kaiser Family Foundation's President and CEO examines recent poll findings about the program's popularity that may be a surprise considering the current discussion.