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Humana ACA Enrollees Younger Than Expected
Here's more fodder for the debate over whether older, sicker members will swamp insurance plans created by the Affordable Care Act.
Here’s more fodder for the debate over whether older, sicker members will swamp insurance plans created by the Affordable Care Act.
Insurers have wondered whether enough younger, healthier “invincibles” would sign up through online exchanges to subsidize folks with poorer health. The worry was that, without their premiums, expenses for older folks would drive up average costs and make plans less affordable.
Some have argued that an invincible gap might not be fatal thanks to the higher premiums paid by older members and, in the early years, the ACA’s financial safety netfor insurers. Now there’s evidence that, while far from conclusive, suggests young people may be initially joining in greater numbers than some insurers expected.
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Source: Kaiser Health News
Sustaining Compassionate Trauma Care Across Communities
September 30th 2024September is National Recovery Month, and we are bringing you another limited-edition month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In our final episode, we speak with Lyndra Bills, MD, and Shari Hutchison, MS.
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Accountable Care Organizations and HPV Vaccine Uptake: A Multilevel Analysis
October 24th 2024The authors evaluated whether adolescents receiving care at accountable care organizations (ACOs) vs non-ACOs were more likely to initiate and complete the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination series.
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Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Community Wellness Centers
September 27th 2024Delia Orosco, MS, director of Community Wellness Centers at Inland Empire Health Plan, shares insight into innovative initiatives provided by the wellness centers and their new mobile mammogram clinics.
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