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| "Long observed, key economic and demographic factors fundamental to the health sector are anticipated to be the major drivers of healthcare spending and coverage trends. The contrast between the Medicare and private health insurance growth rate both for spending and enrollment is largely explained by the continued shift of the baby boom generation into Medicare. The average annual per enrollee growth rates across the payers are otherwise largely similar." | ||
| -Andrea Sisko, Economist, National Health Statistics Group |
| Most racial and
ethnic groups had larger coverage gains in states that
implemented the Medicaid expansion compared to those that have
not. Except for Asians, all racial and ethnic groups experienced
larger percentage point declines in their uninsured rate in
states that implemented the expansion compared to states that
did not. The percentage change for Whites was -6% in expansion
states; and -4% in non-expansion states; for Blacks: -9% versus
-7% and Hispanics: -12% versus -9%. Source: Changes in Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity since Implementation of the ACA, 2013-2017 |
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2027 HealthLeaders, February 20, 2019 Medicaid expansion and funding face threats in several states Modern Healthcare, February 19, 2019 Supply of primary care doctors linked with mortality rates Reuters, February 18, 2019 Shift for Medicare Advantage ratchets up pressure on hospitals HealthLeaders, February 14, 2019 HHS will test paying ambulance providers for trips to alternative sites Modern Healthcare, February 14, 2019 Cigna, Sentara join Aetna, IBM's blockchain ecosystem Becker's February 14, 2019 Quality of care isn't better at physician-employed hospitals, study shows Modern Healthcare, February 13, 2019 Utah’s Novel Plan For Medicaid Expansion Opens Door To Spending Caps KHN, February 14, 2019 CVS introduces new concept store with more health care, less retail USA TODAY, February 13, 2019 Americans Cross Border Into Mexico To Buy Insulin At A Fraction Of U.S. Cost Kaiser Health News, February 12, 2019 |
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Its First 5 Classes New York Times, February 19, 2019 More Insurers Win Lawsuits Seeking Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Health Affairs, February 17, 2019 Changes in Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity since ACA Implementation Kaiser Family Foundation, February 13, 2019 Hospital Mergers Improve Health? Evidence Shows the Opposite New York Times, February 11, 2019 |
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Commonwealth Fund: Percent of
adults ages 19 to 64, insured all year but underinsured, 2003 to
2018 1. 2003: 10% of those with employer-provided coverage; 17% of those with individual coverage 2. 2005: 12% of those with employer-provided coverage; 19% of those with individual coverage 3. 2010: 17% of those with employer-provided coverage; 37% of those with individual coverage 4. 2012: 20% of those with employer-provided coverage; 45% of those with individual coverage 5. 2014: 23% of those with employer-provided coverage; 37% of those with individual coverage 6. 2016: 24% of those with employer-provided coverage; 44% of those with individual coverage 7. 2018: 28% of those with employer-provided coverage; 42% of those with individual coverage Source: The Commonwealth Fund |
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