Over just five years, rebates have really grown!

⚡️New Report: HCCI’s 2022 annual report examines health care spending, use, and prices from 2018-2022 among the ESI population. In 2022, per-person spending among people with ESI averaged more than $6,700. healthcostinstitute.org/health-care-co…

A nice feature on our generative AI course! A reminder that all materials are available online (with a bit of a delay; about half the course is up already). hks.harvard.edu/faculty-resear…

CMSGov released the final nursing facility staffing rule today. It's similar to the proposed rule w/ one major add - an overall req of 3.48 hours.

KFF finds that ~1 in 5 facs currently meet the final staffing requirements. More on the final rule here: kff.org/policy-watch/n…

This somewhat complicated chart from the body that advises Congress on Medicare (MedPAC) is quite stunning when you think about it.

It costs the government $83 billion more to provide coverage through private Medicare Advantage plans than in traditional Medicare.

A somewhat wonky thread on what a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket drug costs in private insurance would mean. A similar cap will apply in Medicare next year under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Adults with medical debt are much more likely to seek a payday loan, use a pawn shop, use a rent-to-own store, or seek a loan against the title of car.
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New KFF Resource: Today we released a new resource tracking state laws/policies aimed at restricting youth access to gender affirming care. Learn more about what states are doing, who is impacted, and the related litigation. #Genderaffirmingcare kff.org/policy-watch/t…

NEW: In 2022, US life expectancy rebounded to 77.5 after two straight years of decline due to COVID-19.

The US saw a bigger drop in life expectancy during the pandemic and took longer to recover than peer countries.

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According to Clever’s “State of Retirement Finances: 2024 Edition,” which surveyed 1,000 retired Americans, 19% of retirees have exhausted their retirement savings and 23% believe they won’t have enough savings to cover their eventual funeral expenses. 401kspecialistmag.com/one-in-five-re…

New blog out! While SMM among Medicaid beneficiaries is well-documented, we found that SMM among ESI enrollees has also been increasing.

While not listed as a SMM condition, pre-eclampsia has increased by 30% between 2017 & 2021 and occurred in 68 of every 1000 births in 2021 👇

Sara Rosenbaum Milken Institute SPH & MACPAC is speaking at our 1/25 webinar! Best known for helping expand #Medicaid , community health centers, civil rights & #HealthCare , join the conversation on integrated #PrimaryCare w/ this #HealthPolicy expert: ow.ly/IR8Y50Qtjp2

Health Benefits: 2022 vs. 2023. Gary Claxton and KFF coauthors explore findings on the increase of #premiums with #inflation and employer coverage in the wake of the Supreme Court #Dobbs decision. Read the full paper. bit.ly/3SPqYwl

One thing that really jumped out from our 25th annual KFF employer health benefit survey is that small employers no longer have affordable coverage for workers with families.

Let’s take a look:

This week the GAPB Advisory Committee voted on recommendations for Congress to lower ground ambulance costs and avoid surprise bills.

Over half of the 3 million privately insured people who take ground ambulances each year are at risk of surprise bills: healthsystemtracker.org/brief/ground-a…