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Health Care and Personal Responsibility
35 posts, newest first (page 2 of 2).
Medicare Advantage Proves Seniors Will Choose Private Plans When AllowedMedicare Advantage grew because seniors kept picking it. Its history, its bidding system and its flaws point toward premium support. Medicare's Two Trust Funds and the 45 Percent Warning Congress Keeps IgnoringMedicare is two funds with two different bills, and a 2003 alarm bell that was written into law has been ringing for years without an answer. The Biggest Tax Break in America Hides in Your Paycheck StubThe unlimited tax exclusion for employer health coverage favors the best-paid, hides the cost of care and locks people into jobs; equal treatment is the fix. How World War II Wage Controls Tied Your Health Insurance to Your JobEmployer-based health insurance was an accident of wartime wage controls that the tax code froze in place, and it still costs workers when they change jobs. Four Conservative Health Plans Side by Side, From Tax Credits to Block GrantsFour real conservative health bills compared on credits, Medicaid, preexisting conditions and state flexibility, with a verdict on which suits which goal. King v. Burwell and the Four Words the Supreme Court Chose to RewriteIn King v. Burwell (2015) the Court read "established by the State" to include federal exchanges, and what the case teaches about Congress, agencies and courts. Seven Promises Made for the Affordable Care Act, Tested Against the RecordSeven selling points of the Affordable Care Act, each stated fairly and checked against what the law and the courts actually did, with a verdict on every one. The Affordable Care Act From the 2009 Town Halls to a Zero-Dollar PenaltyA dated timeline of the Affordable Care Act, from the 2009 town halls to a zero-dollar mandate penalty, and why the law never won the country over. A Shopper's Playbook for Getting a Real Price Before a Medical ProcedureTen numbered steps for getting a price before planned care, from the billing office call to the Good Faith Estimate to a dispute if the bill runs over. Hospitals Went to Court to Keep Their Prices Secret, and They LostThe hospital industry sued to block the federal price transparency rule, lost in two courts, and the case shows who benefits when prices are hidden. Eleven Questions About Health Savings Accounts, Answered for Working FamiliesHow a health savings account works, where it came from, what it costs, and why conservatives should explain it to families never offered the choice.
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