COST SHIFT TO EMPLOYEES: INCREASE IN HIGH DEDUCTIBLE EMPLOYER-PROVIDED INSURANCE
Two of forty metro areas in 2012 had an estimated 30% or more of the employer-sponsored insurance market enrolled in high-deductible insurance (Columbus OH & […]
HEALTH
HIGH DEDUCTIBLES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE: RESULTS
Generally, High Health Insurance Deductibles Mean: 1 Insurers pay less for their premium-holders’ (i.e. patients’) care. 2 Insurers lower the cost of these premiums, because […]
HASTENING ELIMINATION OF OBAMACARE COVERAGE
90% cut from last year for advertising open-enrollment. 40% cut from last year for helping consumers determine best coverage and financial options (staff who do […]
MEDICAL GROUPS OPPOSING REPUBLICAN HEALTH INSURANCE PROPOSALS
American Medical Association; American Hospital Association & Federation of American Hospitals; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; American Health Care Association; America’s Essential Hospitals; America’s […]
58% of Americans Favor A Federally-Funded Health Care System
“Presented with three separate scenarios for the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 58% of U.S. adults favor the idea of replacing the law […]
TRUMP BREAKS ALL 5 PROMISES ON HEALTH CARE
‘INSURANCE FOR EVERYBODY’ ‘NO CUTS … TO MEDICAID’ ‘NO ONE WILL LOSE COVERAGE’ ‘NOBODY WILL BE WORSE OFF FINANCIALLY’ ‘EVERYBODY’S GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE […]
Why Do People Support Medicare-for-All, A “Government-Run” Health Care Plan
Can a “government-run program” operate for less than “private industry”? A “government-run program” operates with civil service wages, no profit motive, the single motive to […]