Daily Policy Digest
Health Issues
| Civilian Doctors Wary of Accepting Military's TRICARE An estimated 620,000 Pentagon health care recipients struggle to find private doctors who will accept them as patients... |
| Reforming Medicare's Cost-Sharing Requirements Reforming Medicare's cost-sharing requirements could reduce government spending by billions... |
| Why Health Care Spending Will Explode under ObamaCare Following full implementation of ObamaCare in 2014, the government estimates that health care spending may rise by $60 billion to $70 billion per year... |
| Doctors Skeptical About Future of U.S. Health System Fifty-five percent of physicians surveyed believe that other doctors will reduce the number of hours they work because of the changes that are occurring in the health system... |
| The Myths and Realities of ObamaCare Many people claimed ObamaCare would reduce cost, but the Congressional Budget Office estimates that costs will increase by $1.3 trillion to $2.6 trillion between 2013 and 2023... |
| Millions Could Be Priced out of Health Overhaul Between 2 million and 4 million people could be adversely affected by the federal rule limiting aid under ObamaCare and the IRS interpretation of whether an employer's health plan is affordable... |
| Women to Pay Higher Premiums for Long-Term Care All insurance companies are expected to follow Genworth's lead and file sex-distinct rates, with women being charged 20 percent to 40 percent more than men for long-term care... |
| A Collective Veto Could Nullify ObamaCare States can reduce federal deficits by $1.7 trillion if they refuse to implement the exchanges and Medicaid expansion mandated by ObamaCare... |
| Medical Claims Costs to Rise in Individual Market under Health Law Medical claims costs -- the biggest driver of health insurance premiums -- will jump an average of 32 percent for Americans' individual policies under President Barack Obama's overhaul... |
| Health Law Could Boost Use of Temp Workers The Affordable Care Act could prove to be a boon for temporary staffing companies as employers outsource jobs to sidestep complex requirements for medical insurance... |
