October 2009
Prepared for The Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Lewin Contact: John Sheils
The Lewin Group released a study of the impact on the federal budget and deficit of the Senate Finance bill, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 ("the Act"). The report was commission by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which also released its analysis and commentary on the Act, drawing upon the Lewin report.
Expertise Area: Health Reform
October 2009
Searching for Low-Hanging Fruit in the Garden of Health System Reform
In this paper, we examine the recent literature documenting the major drivers of health care costs in
the U.S. and identify where new policies and initiatives could reduce costs without adversely affecting quality or access to medically necessary care.
Expertise Area: Health Reform
October 2009
American Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
Lewin Contact: John Sheils
Updated October 22, 2009
Expertise Area: Health Reform
September 2009
Peter G. Peterson Foundation Report
Lewin Contact: John Sheils
In this study for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, we estimate the impact of The American Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (H.R. 3200) (Act) as amended by the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee in August of 2009. We provide estimates of the program’s impact on coverage and spending for the federal government, state and local governments, private employers and consumers. To demonstrate the long-term impact of the Act, we provide estimates for a 20-year period from 2010 through 2029.
Expertise Area: Health Reform
July 2009
Lewin contact: John Sheils
Note: This analysis covers the bill as it appeared on July 15, 2009. The bill has been amended since then, and a final bill was released on July 31.
Expertise Area: Health Reform
July 2009
Lewin Contact: John Sheils
This document addresses several technical questions regarding the estimates in the recent Lewin Group report, “Analysis of the July 15 draft of The American Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009” prepared for The Heritage Foundation.
Expertise Area: Health Reform
July 2009
Lewin Contact: John Sheils
In this memorandum for The Heritage Foundation, originally published July 17, 2009 and revised July 23, 2009 , we present estimates of the impact of the Act on sources of insurance coverage and provider incomes. We present our results in the following sections:
- Insurance exchanges and the public plan;
- Medicare payment reforms;
- Coverage effects;
- Detailed physician impacts analysis; and
- Detailed hospital impacts analysis.
Client Area: Foundations
Expertise Area: Health Reform
June 2009
Lewin Contact: John Sheils
Submitted by: John Sheils, Vice President, The Lewin Group
Date: June 25, 2009
The House bill includes a public plan as part of a broad health reform proposal that would expand health insurance coverage. The program expands increases Medicaid eligibility to 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) and provides individual subsidies for the purchase of insurance for people between 133 percent and 400 percent of the FPL. Tax credits are available to small employers who purchase coverage, while larger employers are also required to contribute to the cost of coverage for workers. Individuals who do not have coverage would be fined 2.0 percent of their income up to the national average premium amount.
The bill would permit individuals and employers to purchase health insurance from a newly created “public plan” modeled on Medicare. The public plan would compete for enrollment with private insurers in a newly formed network of “exchanges” that present a selection of competing health plans to consumers. The public plan would be required to follow the same rules concerning pre-existing conditions and premium rating practices that apply to private plans.
We estimate that the public plan under the House bill would have premiums that are 20 percent to 25 percent less than for comparable private coverage.
Expertise Area: Health Reform
June 2009
Presentation to Capitol Hill Briefing with NCOA 19 June 2009
Lewin Contact: Lisa Alecxih
Consumers in Control: Cost-Effective Chronic Care Strategies for Health Reform
Friday, June 19, 2009
9:30-11:00 am
Lisa
Alecxih, Vice President of the Lewin Group, spoke today at a briefing
on Capitol Hill sponsored by the not-for-profit National Council on
Aging (NCOA), along with other leading health care experts. The
briefing discussed the results of NCOA's national survey of adults with
multiple chronic health conditions. The Capitol Hill briefing
highlighted the day-to-day challenges Americans face in managing their
chronic conditions in a fragmented health system, and showcased models
that are helping consumers regain control of their health.
Expertise Area: Chronic Disease / Cost of Illness, Health Reform
June 2009
Lewin contact: John Sheils
Expertise Area: Health Reform
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