Evaluating the "keep your health plan fix" implications for the Affordable Care Act compared to legislative alternatives

Saltzman, Evan. (Author). Eibner, Christine (Added Author). Rand Corporation (Added Author).

Summary: This report describes a comparative analysis of three proposals to remedy the situation: one by the White House, another by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), and a third by Representative Fred Upton (R-MI). The proposals are evaluated based on their potential impact on the ACA-compliant market and the cost and coverage of health insurance. The possibility of each proposal causing a "death spiral," in which rising premiums and decreasing enrollment undermine the viability of the ACA-compliant market, is also addressed. The authors find that the three proposals vary from slight to moderate impact on ACA premiums, enrollment, and federal spending, but none of them would result in the unraveling of the ACA-compliant market.

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Record details

ISBN: 9780833091062
ISBN: 0833091069
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (22 pages)
Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, ©2014.
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from title caption (viewed on March 4, 2014).
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Evaluating the "Keep Your Health Plan Fix": Implications for the Affordable Care Act Compared to Legislative Alternatives; Introduction; Overview of Reform Proposals; Approach; Results; Limitations; Conclusion; Notes; References; About This Report; Copyright.
Language Note:	English.