Health Insurers Under Obamacare: Profit Margins, Risk, Adverse Selection, and Impact of ACA Policies
January 05, 2014For health plans, the Affordable Care Act dramatically increases complexity and uncertainty in the health insurance market. One thing is clear – Obamacare turns traditional risk management practices of health plans upside down. Predicting and adapting to the financial and operational […]
Health Policy Challenges in Europe: WHO Framework for Evidence-Based Health Policy in Europe
November 15, 2013In the U.S., we usually hear about health care in Europe as an example of what the American health system is not. Universal health coverage, state-run provider networks, and rationing are the two differences that come up most often. But the […]
Integrating Care for Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles: A Primer for States
November 06, 2013Improving care integration for Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible beneficiaries is one of the many initiatives embedded in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The health reform law created the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and […]
Health Care Price Transparency: Recommendations for State and Federal Government Actions
October 15, 2013Price transparency – or making price information publicly available – is an idea that has gained steam recently as one more way to reduce health costs and improve quality. So far, that has taken the form of online tools to […]
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Health Insurers Under Obamacare: Profit Margins, Risk, Adverse Selection, and Impact of ACA Policies
January 05, 2014For health plans, the Affordable Care Act dramatically increases complexity and uncertainty in the health insurance market. One thing is clear [...]
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Obamacare and Employers: 10 Pain Points for Employers Under the Affordable Care Act
September 23, 2013Employers face a multitude of challenges under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA fundamentally changes the landscape for employer [...]
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