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ACA Hasn't Impacted Insurers' Overhead Spending
Despite claims by the Obama administration that the Affordable Care Act will reduce health insurance companies' spending on overhead, insurers' financial filings show the law had no impact.
Despite claims by the Obama administration that the Affordable Care Act will reduce health insurance companies’ spending on overhead, thereby channeling a greater share of consumers’ premium dollars into actual patient care, insurers’ financial filings show the law had no impact on the percentage of insurer expenditures on such things as administration, marketing and profits.
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That’s the chief finding of a team of researchers, including 2 prominent physicians on the faculties of the City University of New York’s School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, in an article published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Health Services.
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Blister Packs May Help Solve Medication Adherence Challenges and Lower Health Care Costs
June 10th 2025Julia Lucaci, PharmD, MS, of Becton, Dickinson and Company, discusses the benefits of blister packaging for chronic medications, advocating for payer incentives to boost medication adherence and improve health outcomes.
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