Jason Shafrin hosted the Super Bowl edition of the Health Wonk Review today – be sure to check it out. I think my favorite entry in this edition is from Roy Poses at Health Care Renewal. If you pay attention to healthcare headlines, you’ve probably seen the headlines about the “miracle” cure for Hepatitis C…. Read more about Super Bowl Health Wonkery
Archives for January 2015
Cost of Obamacare is 20% less than we thought
Good news! The cost of Obamacare is less than we thought. Yesterday, the CBO released their comprehensive ten-year budget and economic outlook report. It’s 177 pages, and addresses all aspects of the federal budget and deficit, including Obamacare. Back in 2010, the CBO predicted that the the ACA would cost the federal government $759 billion in… Read more about Cost of Obamacare is 20% less than we thought
Kicking off 2015 with the latest from all the wonks
Vince Kuraitis hosted the first Health Wonk Review of 2015 – the “shake the winter blahs” edition – at his eCareManagement Blog, and it’s full of great articles. Some of my favorites in this edition: Roy Poses, writing about the “miracle” Hepatitis C drugs and reminding us – as always – to focus on evidence…. Read more about Kicking off 2015 with the latest from all the wonks
Expanding Medicaid was the right move in the 80s and still is today
When the ACA was signed into law almost five years ago (time flies!), one of its cornerstones was the expansion of Medicaid in every state, to cover everyone with incomes up to 133% of the poverty level (plus a 5% income disregard, which essentially makes the threshold 138% of poverty). That was to be implemented… Read more about Expanding Medicaid was the right move in the 80s and still is today
Healthcare spending is 17% of GDP; we should expect it to be a major line item in household budgets
This USA Today article by Laura Ungar and Jayne O’Donnell is well worth reading. In a nutshell, it’s all about rising deductibles, and the impact they have on consumers’ ability to pay for health care. The facts are sobering: wages have been flat for decades, with the inflation adjusted average hourly wage only increasing by… Read more about Healthcare spending is 17% of GDP; we should expect it to be a major line item in household budgets