Contrary to some expectations that Medicaid expansion enrollees would be relatively healthy, beneficiaries who have remained on the program have increasing healthcare needs, likely due to previously unidentified or untreated conditions, Caroline Pearson, senior vice president at Avalere, said in a
Date: Jan 24, 2018
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Sen. Cassidy's rebuttal to Jimmy Kimmel: 'More people will have coverage'
It is a difficult analysis given that it is hard to predict how states will respond to the new flexibility afforded them in the bill, said Caroline Pearson, senior vice president of Avalere. Overall, we do believe that lower federal funding will reduce coverage nationally, but specific impacts wi
Date: Sep 21, 2017
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Which states could win and lose from the new ObamaCare repeal bill
The Graham-Cassidy bill would significantly reduce funding to states over the long term, particularly for states that have already expanded Medicaid, said Caroline Pearson, senior vice president at Avalere, a health care consulting group in D.C. States would have broad flexibility to shape their
Date: Sep 21, 2017
Category: Top Stories
Source: Google
Study: Most states would take a hit from GOP health bill
"A reduction in federal subsidies for health insurance is likely to result in more people being uninsured," said Caroline Pearson, a senior vice president at Avalere, which specializes in health industry research. The study itself did not make estimates of the impact on insurance coverage.
Date: Sep 20, 2017
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Who wins, who loses in bill aimed at upending Obamacare
"The bottom line is most states will experience a reduction in federal funding under the bill," said Caroline Pearson of the consulting firm Avalere Health. "States that expanded Medicaid are likely to see some of the biggest cuts."
Date: Sep 20, 2017
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Obamacare Has Problems. The Senate Health Care Bill Doesn't Solve Them, Experts Say
"Health care spending did slow down a lot sort of during ACA implementation, but I don't think we can attribute most of that to ACA," said Caroline Pearson, senior vice president for policy and strategy at Avalere Health. "A lot of it had to do with the economy and the state of recession and sort of
Date: Jun 30, 2017
Category: Top Stories
Source: Google
What Are Pre-Existing Conditions and What Would the GOP Bill Do?
"Given the amount of funding in the bill, the program can only afford a few small states to opt into medical underwriting," said Caroline Pearson, senior vice president at Avalere. "If any large states receive a waiver, many chronically ill individuals could be left without access to insurance."
"There will be a high degree of variation between proactive states that rigorously enforce the federal standards and those states that conduct very limited reviews," said Caroline Pearson, senior vice president for the research firm Avalere Health. "That could mean that enforcement of some benefit r
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