Patient cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act

Patient cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Focus on health reform
Author(s):
Claxton, Gary, author
Levitt, Larry, author
Contributor(s):
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body.
Publication:
Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, April 2012
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Actuarial Analysis
Cost Sharing -- economics
Cost Sharing -- legislation & jurisprudence
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
There has been heated public debate over the requirement in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that most people have health insurance or pay a penalty to the federal government. Yet, there has been relatively little attention focused on the type of coverage that people would have to buy and how much it would cost individuals to satisfy the so-called “individual mandate.” This data note provides estimates of the potential cost-sharing levels for plans that will be available in the non-group market (including in new health insurance exchanges) when the ACA is fully implemented in 2014. It builds on previous work from Kaiser and reflects recent guidance from the federal government on benefits and cost-sharing for plans offered in those markets.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 pages, 1 unnumbered page)).
NLM Unique ID:
101611458 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101611458