health care reform

  • How much of the ACA’s effectiveness in the individual market is related to the risk corridor (or lack thereof of payments)? What proposals have politicans raised in response to the failure of the individual market?
  • Medicaid 1115 demonstration waivers must be cost neutral. Many states have agreed to bend the cost curve in order to pursue these waivers. Does analysis of the ACA focus too heavily on the individual market? Have any proposals been made with respect to Medicaid?
  • The status quo for health care is expensive; should we expect anything else of an attempt to change the status quo? 1 page