Category: The Commonwealth Fund
Do Larger Physician Practices Provide Better Care at Lower Cost?
Researchers examined how the size of a practice, along with other characteristics, relate to the total amount spent on a patient’s care and the quality of care provided. Quality was measured by two indicators: 30-day hospital readmissions and admission…
Expanding HSAs Could Exacerbate Inequalities and Increase Government Spending
Last week, the House passed, by a vote of 277 to 142, a bill that would allow for more money to be contributed to health savings accounts (HSAs), for more people to have HSAs, and for HSA funds to be spent on more things — gym memberships, over-the-cou…
Expanding HSAs Could Exacerbate Inequalities and Increase Government Spending
Last week, the House passed, by a vote of 277 to 142, a bill that would allow for more money to be contributed to health savings accounts (HSAs), for more people to have HSAs, and for HSA funds to be spent on more things — gym memberships, over-the-cou…
Association Health Plans and Small Businesses
“If association health plans ever become widely popular, small businesses will either be forced to buy plans that offer less comprehensive coverage or pay much more than they do now for higher-quality insurance.” – John Arensmeyer, Small Business Major…
Democratic Attorneys General Sue to Block Association Health Plan Rule
Twelve Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday to block a new rule making it easier for small firms and individuals to band together in association health plans free from many ACA market rules. The suit, filed in U.S. Distri…
Trump’s Top Medicare Official Slams ‘Medicare for All’
The Trump administration’s Medicare chief on Wednesday slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ call for a national health plan, saying “Medicare for All” would undermine care for seniors and become “Medicare for None.” The broadside from Medicare and Medicaid adm…
Red States May Be Ready to Expand Medicaid — in Exchange for Work
In several states this year, the march to bring health care benefits to more low-income residents came with the insistence that able-bodied adults — who are just a fraction of all Medicaid recipients — put in hours of work or volunteer time each month …
The ACA’s Innovation Waiver Program: A State-by-State Look
What is the current status of ACA innovation waivers for each state?
