News
National Journal | White House Moves Obamacare Goalposts Again
The White House is scaling back another self-imposed standard for Obamacare's success—and it's one the administration has spent months promoting.
Econ Comments & Analysis
FOX Business | Lack of Young Enrollees Means Higher Costs, Will it Happen?
The highly- anticipated demographics of enrollees over the first half of open enrollment revealed that 24% of the 2.2 million people enrolled in (but haven’t necessarily paid for) coverage on a state or the federal exchange were between the much-needed ages of 18 to 34. On the flip side, nearly one-third of enrollees are ages 45 and up.
NBER | Externalities and Taxation of Supplemental Insurance: A Study of Medicare and Medigap
Most health insurance policies use cost-sharing to reduce excess utilization. The purchase of supplemental insurance can blunt the impact of this cost-sharing, potentially increasing utilization and exerting a negative externality on the primary insurance provider.
