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Avik Roy Explains the Importance of the ACA's Age Bands
Avik Roy, senior fellow, Manhattan Institute, says that the problem with the community rating provision is that age bands can make insurance costly for young patients.
Avik Roy, senior fellow, Manhattan Institute, says that the problem with the community rating provision is that age bands can make insurance costly for young patients. He adds that many young consumers remain hesitant about spending $3,000 a year in premiums for health coverage when they rarely see a doctor. Instead, he says, they are opting to take the ACA mandate penalty.
“If you really want to expand coverage, you have to remember that the vast majority of people who are uninsured are young,” says Mr Roy “Expanding the age band — the effect of that would be, I think, to expand coverage because it would make the cost of those plans a lot less expensive for a lot of the people today who are just entering the workforce.”
Balancing Life and Myeloma: A Patient-Centered Approach
November 22nd 2024In this second part of our discussion with Don M. Benson, MD, PhD, from our recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event in Cleveland, Ohio, he explains how his ultimate goal for his patients are for them to live as long and as well as possible.
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Despite Record ACA Enrollment, Report Reveals Underinsured Americans Are in Crisis
November 21st 2024Despite significant progress in expanding health insurance coverage since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted, millions of Americans still face critical gaps in access to and affordability of health care.
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