Mirror, Mirror 2017: International Comparison Reflects Flaws and Opportunities for Better U.S. Health Care
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - July 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Better Care Reconciliation Act Could Cause Loss of Nearly 1.5 Million Jobs By 2026; Almost Every State Will See Fewer Jobs and Weaker Economies
If it becomes law, the draft Better Care Reconcilliation Act (BCRA) proposed by the U.S. Senate could cause an estimated 1.45 million jobs to disappear by 2026 and trigger an economic downturn in all but one state, according to a report published today by Leighton Ku and colleagues at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health and The Commonwealth Fund. The projected overall job losses from the BCRA are about 50 percent greater than the nearly one million estimated for the House-passed American Health Care Act by Ku and colleagues in an earlier report.
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - July 6, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
How Would the American Health Care Act Change Medicaid and Impact States & #39; Economies?
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - June 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
AARP Releases State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports
With baby boomers beginning to turn 80 in 2026, states must accelerate the pace of improving long-term services and supports (LTSS) for older people and adults with disabilities, according to AARP’s new state scorecard released today.
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - June 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
The American Health Care Act Could Cause Loss of Nearly a Million Jobs
If it becomes law, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, could cause an estimated 924,000 jobs to disappear by 2026 and trigger an economic downturn in nearly every state, according to a report published today by researchers at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health and The Commonwealth Fund. States that expanded their Medicaid coverage are likely to experience more severe losses.
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - June 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
AARP Releases State Scorecard on LongTerm Services and Supports
With baby boomers beginning to turn 80 in 2026, states must accelerate the pace of improving long-term services and supports (LTSS) for older people and adults with disabilities, according to AARP’s new state scorecard released today.
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - June 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Premiums in 2018: What to Expect
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - June 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New Commonwealth Fund Report: More Than a Quarter Of Medicare Beneficiaries Face High Out-Of-Pocket Costs and Financial Burdens
More than one-fourth (27%) of all Medicare beneficiaries—an estimated 15 million elderly and disabled people—spent 20 percent or more of their household income on out-of-pocket medical expenses and monthly premiums in 2016, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study. Such high cost burdens are even more prevalent among those with low incomes, affecting 40 percent of beneficiaries with annual incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level ($24,000 a year for an individual).
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - May 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New Report: Medicaid Provides Equal- or Better-Quality Health Insurance Coverage Than Private Plans as Well as More Financial Protection
Having Medicaid is not only substantially better than being uninsured, but it provides enrollees with health insurance that on most measures is as good as or, in some cases, better than private coverage, according to new a Commonwealth Fund report. Medicaid is currently the nation’s largest health insurer, covering more than 70 million people, about 12 million of whom enrolled when 31 states and the District of Columbia expanded eligibility for the program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - April 27, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
What Is Next For the Affordable Care Act ’s Cost-Sharing Reductions?
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - April 24, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Laura Walker Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors
Laura Walker, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, has been elected to The Commonwealth Fund’s Board of Directors, effective April 2017.
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - March 24, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Report Looks at Nation ’s Four Largest States Since The ACA; People in Texas and Florida Report Most Medical Bill Problems and Trouble Affording Health Care
After the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) coverage expansions, people in California and New York—states that expanded Medicaid and created their own health insurance marketplaces—were less likely than people in Florida and Texas to have medical bill problems, more likely to be insured, and better able to afford the health care they needed.
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - March 22, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New State Health Care Scorecard Finds Improvements in Access and Quality Nationwide Following ACA ’s Major Coverage Expansions; States That Expanded Medicaid Saw Some of the Biggest Gains
Two years after the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) major coverage expansions, fewer Americans lacked health insurance in every state and people benefitted from better quality and safer health care, according to the Commonwealth Fund’s new state health system scorecard.
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - March 16, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Health Insurance Survey: Post-ACA, Market Works Better For Consumers Buying Plans On Their Own; Fewer People Postponing Care and Medications Because of Cost
The health insurance market has been working better for consumers buying coverage on their own, especially those with health problems, since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect. According to a new Commonwealth Fund report, the percentage of people who shopped for insurance on their own who could not find an affordable plan dropped from 60 percent in 2010 to 34 percent in 2016. Among those with health problems, 70 percent said they had trouble finding an affordable plan in 2010, compared to 42 percent in 2016.
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - February 1, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Health Reform Repeal Could Cause 3 Million People to Lose Jobs and Trigger Broad Economic Disruption
A repeal of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could lead to significant economic disruption and substantial job losses in every state, according to new research. In 2019 alone, 2.6 million people could lose their jobs. These losses could rise to nearly 3 million positions in health care and other sectors by the year 2021, says this first-of-its-kind study.
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Newsroom - January 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
