NEW 📊: In the first year, the #NoSurprisesAct 's arbitration system had 14x more disputes than expected.
The median IDR decision was 50% higher than in-network commercial prices and 4x higher than Medicare; the NSA's impact on health spending is concerning.
#ParagonPIC
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Legislative changes and Joe Biden admin policies have significantly expanded #ACASubsidies to insurers, driving up costs.
CBO expects subsidy costs from 2021-2030 to be $336 billion more, or 53% higher than projected in 2020 before expansions.
#ParagonPIC #ARPA #IRA
The #ACA 's Medicaid expansion resulted in an explosion of federal #Medicaid improper payments, soaring from $14.4B in 2013 to $98.7B in 2021
The primary reason: millions of people were enrolled in Medicaid without proper #eligibility reviews.
#ParagonPIC #Medicaid Eligibility
NEW🚨 : #ParagonPIC shows that more pharmacies are getting drug discounts through the 340B program since #ACA and @HRSA rules. But these don't help the poor as intended.
Pioneer Institute data shows a 6,826% increase in active #340B contract pharmacies from 2010 to 2024.
Paragon's Brian Blase and a recent #ParagonPic on insurer stock prices were referenced in @Axios.
More here⬇️
paragoninstitute.org/medicaid/brian…
Read more in this week's #ParagonPIC from Joe Albanese and Drew Gonshorowski ⬇️
paragoninstitute.org/paragon-pic/sm…
