MDM4AU 336 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Since the beginning I’ve stated that the Affordable Care Act or “Healthcare Reform” did nothing to truly make care affordable and was really just Health Insurance Reform. ACA didn’t address actual Rx costs or actual medical service costs. Quote Most Americans have health coverage through their jobs, but that doesn’t mean they are better off when it comes to spending for their care, according to a five-year analysis of billions of insurance claims by the nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute. In a study published Tuesday, HCCI found that working Americans used less healthcare but paid more for it every year from 2012 to 2016 — mostly due to double-digit price hikes for brand-name prescription drugs, inpatient surgeries and emergency room visits. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article196179454.html#storylink=cpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,513 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Many people considered the ACA as merely a step in the right direction. It would be very difficult to defend it as a definitive solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,481 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Just thinking bout loud here but...could it be just the opposite is true? Could people be using less because it costs so much more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM4AU 336 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Its costing more on two fronts. It cost more monthly in premiums but the actual services are costing more as well. Because they have less in pay they can’t afford the high dollar script or the high co-insurance on the procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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