Category Archives: Unintended Consequences

How Will Medicaid Expansion Affect Your Access To Healthcare And Who Will “Pay” For It?

The debate around Medicaid expansion is an amazing one which has been energized by the Supreme Court’s decision to allow each state to decide for themselves to allow for Medicaid expansion or not. As the Social Security Administration explains in … Continue reading

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Will You Drop Your Coverage?

It’s the ultimate “unintended consequence”. Beginning in 2014, the health reform law requires employers with more than 50 employees to pay a penalty if they do not offer health insurance coverage.  The penalty is: (Total # of Full-time Employees – … Continue reading

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Age Wars: How Health Reform Pits “The Old” vs. “The Young”

First, kudos to the President and Congressional leaders for trying to fix the biggest public policy issue we have in America. Healthcare costs are up 131% over the past decade, while wages and CPI are up 28% to 31%. Thats … Continue reading

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More (Scary Stuff) on The Unintended Consequences

Bad news for all of us do-gooders out there…So far, polling on the “Golden Rule” vs. “Unintended Consequences” is running 2/3rds against the Golden Rule.  It’s not surprising, really.  The $2.5 trillion healthcare economy affects all of us.  In addition … Continue reading

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