by Hillary Regan | May 17, 2016 | Blog, Learn
NPR — together with member stations from across the country — has been reporting on troubles with the Veterans Choice program, a $10 billion plan created by Congress two years ago to squash long wait times veterans were encountering when going to see a doctor. But as...
by Hillary Regan | May 12, 2016 | Blog, Learn
This brief examines changes in consumer health plan cost-sharing—deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket limits—for coverage offered in the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces between 2015 and 2016. Three of seven measures studied rose moderately in...
by Hillary Regan | Mar 17, 2016 | Blog, Learn
Health insurers selling plans in the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces are required to reduce cost-sharing in silver plans for low- and moderate-income people earning between 100 percent and 250 percent of the federal poverty level. In 2016, as many as 7 million...
by Hillary Regan | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog, Learn
As more and more health insurers and providers merge, it’s important to look at the potential impact on the cost and quality of health care. In this episode, Sandy Hausman talks with the Fund’s Eric Schneider, M.D., and Northwestern University’s Leemore Dafny about...
by Hillary Regan | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Learn
In June the state approved significant hikes for the more than 240,000 Oregonians who buy their own policies and are not on Medicare. Open enrollment for people buying their own polices started Nov. 1. Consumers have until the end of December to get a new 2016 plan in...
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