President Biden outlined his strategy to deal with inflation. Here is one element. Lower prescription drug and healthcare costs: The administration called on Congress to
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First dollar coverage
In 2014, Congress passed legislation – Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 – that included a prohibition against “first-dollar” Medigap coverage (i.e. Plan
Why Medicare appears less costly and you may be helping
Hospitals’ average prices for commercial payers only slightly distanced themselves from Medicare rates from 2012 to 2019, although broad variations spotted between individual geographic regions
State-based ACA exchanges make backup plans in case Congress fails to act on enhanced ACA subsidies
This is what happens when a temporary bandaid is used while the underlying problem is ignored. The enhanced subsidies are relied on, individuals selected higher
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