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The increase in premiums stemming from the marketplace uncertainty have people considering reducing their income so they can qualify for government help. “If one word captures all this, it’s ‘helpless,”’ Ian Dixon said. “There’s rage and anger and all that stuff in there, too. Any reasonable person would agree that this should not be happening."
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has been a crucial swing vote in the Senate this year, and looks to play a main role again in the tax debate. The House passed its version of the tax bill on Thursday.
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A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Opinion writers question the policy rationale, math and impact involved as Congress considers a GOP plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate as part of a Republican tax overhaul proposal. They also examine other health policy issues, including how rising health care costs cut into everyday American's take-home pay and a program that involves unions and home health workers.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Media outlets report on news from California, Texas, Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, Ohio and Kansas.
Meanwhile, two Maryland hospital executives discuss major health policy issues; the reach and cost of Mayo's sprawling network; financial gains and challenges for hospitals in Colorado and Connecticut; and other hospital-related developments.
Evidence that the device works remains limited, and it has never been tested in a controlled clinical trial. But many are excited about another possible tool to help fight the opioid epidemic. Meanwhile, senators introduce measure to tighten prescription practices targeted at patients in the Veterans Affairs' system.
The Amish people involved in the study had unusually low levels of a certain protein mostly associated with blood clotting. Carriers of the mutation live on average to age 85, about 10 years longer than their peers, and seem to be completely protected from Type 2 diabetes. In other public health news: gun violence, Zika, robotic prosthetics, and more.
The New York Times and others answer some questions about the new guidelines that now qualify high blood pressure as anything above 130 over 80, instead of 140 over 90.
Uwe Reinhardt was an economist who helped shape health care deliberations for decades as a prolific contributor to numerous publications, an adviser to White House and congressional policymakers, a member of federal and professional commissions and a consultant and board member, paid and unpaid, for private industry.
The announcement by Seema Verma, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, that the Trump administration will look favorably at state requests to institute work requirements has raised fears of lower enrollments, prompted concerns about law suits and brought cheers from some states. Also other Medicaid news from Iowa, Ohio and Illinois.
The tax bill, a priority for the Republican majority in Congress, would likely raise the deficit and that would set off an automatic cuts in spending that would affect Medicare. In other news, a key legislative committee agrees on funding for several Medicare related services and a new study finds that Medicare coverage lags what other countries do for seniors.
Insurers have pulled out of the individual marketplace across the country, leaving some people who need care for chronic diseases without any options.
The Affordable Care Act requires large companies to offer their employees affordable insurance or pay stiff tax penalties, but the IRS has held off on enforcing the provision.
One of the main goals of the measure is to reverse President Donald Trump's decision to cut off cost-sharing payments to insurers. However, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says Democrats won't support the bipartisan plan if the individual mandate repeal remains in the tax package.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said he can't vote for either the House or Senate bill as written. Other lawmakers all voiced concerns about the measures.
Media outlets offer a look at what would happen to the Affordable Care Act exchanges if lawmakers include repeal of the individual mandate in their tax package. Meanwhile, Democrats seize on the turmoil as a way to get their base interested in the Republicans' tax overhaul.
But with a small enrollment window, it's too early to tell what the final numbers will look like.
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