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This report from the Kaiser Family Foundation analyzes the effect of government efforts to ensure that insurance premium increases are justifiable and provide value to consumers and small businesses.
As with any economic policy issue, there has been much discussion of how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect small businesses. But, there’s been very little focus on how the health reform law will affect the owners of those businesses as people.
The September 2012 Visualizing Health Policy infographic examines health costs in the United States, including how costs have changed, how they compare to some other countries, and how they impact American families.
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"What Is Health Care Cost Containment?" Larry Levitt's September 2012 contribution to The JAMA Forum, is now available online.
KFF Contributions to The JAMA Forum To provide ongoing coverage throughout this election year, JAMA assembled a team of leading scholars, including the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Larry Levitt. Below are a collection of his contributions: Nov. 28, 2012: Key Decisions Loom for States About the Health Care Law Oct.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires private health insurers to cover recommended preventive services such as colonoscopies without any patient cost-sharing. This report finds that confusion over whether colon cancer screenings are preventive care or treatment means patients sometimes receive unexpected bills for the procedure. The report examines cost-sharing practices for colorectal screenings through interviews with experts and officials in the medical and insurance industries.
This report was co-authored by The Kaiser Family Foundation, American Cancer Society, and National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.
This fall a new rule takes effect requiring all private health plans to offer a uniform, simple to read, summary of benefits and coverage (SBC). The SBC will provide consumers with standardized information about how plans cover essential health benefits and what coverage limits and cost sharing applies.
"The Middle Class Tax Break Hardly Anyone Is Talking About," Larry Levitt's August 2012 post for The JAMA Forum, is now available online.
"After Supreme Court Ruling on the Health Care Law, Focus Turns to the States … and November," Larry Levitt's June 2012 post for The JAMA Forum, is now online.
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