Tag Archives: cost-shifting

Thanks Obamacare! — Household Health Care Spending Soars

Posted on September 2, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Cato expert Daniel J. Mitchell explains why the Affordable Carp Act’s main mechanism, as predicted, has not made care more affordable, but has had quite the opposite effect. “Simply stated, doctors, hospitals, and other providers have very little market-based … Continue reading →

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Expanding Medicaid Increases Emergency Room Visits Forty Percent

Posted on February 8, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: The President promised Obamacare would reduce E.R. visits, reducing cost shifted onto the public. Obamacare moves Americans onto Medicaid. A recent comprehensive study shows Medicaid beneficiaries in Oregon visit the E.R. 40% more often after enrollment, increasing E.R. use, … Continue reading →

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Study: ACA Math Doesn’t Add for ‘Young Invincibles’

Posted on January 30, 2014 by OCTS4

“Consumer price comparison site NerdWallet said its analysis suggests that healthy younger adults who go without insurance could on average spend up to five times less on health care than those who sign up in Affordable Care Act plans.” “The … Continue reading →

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Obamacare: Tennesseans lose insurance assistance plans, costs shifted to federal taxpayers

Posted on October 10, 2013 by OCTS3

Some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable have been notified they’ll be losing their plans.  Some plans have been outlawed, but in other cases the state of Tennessee is shifting the cost of participants onto the federal taxpayers, per Obamacare’s design. “Overview … Continue reading →

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