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Changes in Health Insurance Status over a Two-Year Period
Issue BriefThe ability to maintain health insurance in the face of rising costs and an uncertain economy is a key concern for families and featured prominently in the health reform debate.
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What’s in There? The New Health Reform Law and Medicare
Event Date:EventAs part of an ongoing series to explore what is in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, this May 7 briefing sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation examines how the reform law affects Medicare.
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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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Issues for Structuring Interim High-Risk Pools
Issue BriefOne of the first provisions that would be implemented under federal health reform bills in the House and the Senate would establish a national high-risk pool program to offer coverage to otherwise uninsurable individuals during the interim period between enactment and implementation of broader health care reforms.
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Assessing Congressional Budget Office Estimates of the Cost and Coverage Implications of Health Reform Proposals
Issue BriefThis issue brief explains key elements of the Congressional Budget Office's estimates of the major health reform bills pending in Congress, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590).
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Pulling it Together: Last Week’s Health Reform “Shocker”
PerspectiveLast week we learned that health reform could cost the federal government at least a trillion dollars over ten years, and that it will be really difficult to forge bipartisan agreement on legislation and keep major interest groups on board.
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Pulling it Together: The Sleeper in Health Reform
PerspectiveThe health reform legislation currently being crafted on Capitol Hill is undeniably complex.
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Explaining Health Care Reform: What is Health Insurance?
Issue BriefA key element in any comprehensive health reform plan is defining what health insurance is and the amount of insurance coverage people will have. There are two components to that coverage: the types of services covered (e.g., physician care, hospitalization, prescription drugs, etc.), and the cost sharing required of enrollees (e.g.
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Explaining Health Care Reform: What Is An Employer “Pay-or-Play” Requirement?
Issue BriefTo broaden coverage, some health reform proposals would require employers to offer coverage or pay to help finance subsidies for those without access to affordable coverage. These types of reforms are often referred to as “pay-or-play” policies.