Explaining Health Reform: Medicare and the New Independent Payment Advisory Board
This brief describes how the new board created under the 2010 health reform law is expected to limit the growth in Medicare spending over time.
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The New Health Reform Law and Medicaid
Event Date:EventThis briefing, cosponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation, explores the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA).
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Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Provisions in the New Health Reform Law
Issue BriefThis brief compares the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program provisions in the new health reform law with pre-reform law governing those programs. The analysis focuses on Medicaid coverage and financing changes; how Medicaid and CHIP will interface with a new health insurance exchange and other Medicaid benefits and access changes.
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Pulling it Together: When Premiums Go Up 39%
PerspectiveOur group that works on health care cost issues just updated an analysis that sheds light on what’s really happening to people in the individual health insurance market, the issue Secretary Sebelius, a former Kansas insurance commissioner, and others have put in the spotlight by calling on Anthem and other insurance companies to account for…
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Snapshots: Comparison of Expenditures in Nongroup and Employer-Sponsored Insurance: 2004-2007
Issue BriefData from the insurance industry and reviews of premiums offered through on-line sellers show that premiums for nongroup health insurance are lower than premiums reported on national surveys for employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI).
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Explaining Health Care Reform: Key Changes to the Medicare Part D Drug Benefit Coverage Gap
Issue BriefOn March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law.
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Pulling it Together: An Actuarial Rorschach Test
PerspectiveDrew Altman, Larry Levitt, Gary Claxton My colleagues have worked on this column with me and I invited them to join me as authors.
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Medicaid’s Continuing Crunch In a Recession: A Mid-Year Update for State FY 2010 and Preview for FY 2011
ReportThis report finds that 44 states and the District of Columbia are experiencing higher than expected program enrollment and spending for fiscal year 2010. At least 29 states say they are considering additional mid-year cuts in provider rates and program benefits. The recession and the scheduled end on Dec.
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Explaining Health Care Reform: How Do Health Care Costs Vary By Region?
Issue BriefAlthough regional variations in health spending have been studied for decades, there is renewed focus on this issue because of the role of health care costs in health care reform and the potential source of funds if addressing cost variations can yield savings.
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Alternatives for Financing Medicaid Expansions in Health Reform
ReportExpanding Medicaid to cover low-income populations has been a fundamental component of leading health reform proposals. The House Leadership Bill would expand Medicaid to 150 percent of the federal poverty level and the Senate Leadership Bill would expand Medicaid to 133 percent of the federal poverty level.