Paying for an ACA replacement becomes near impossible if the law’s tax increases are repealed (Loren Adler, Paul Ginsburg, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2016/12/19/paying-for-an-aca-replacement-becomes-near-impossible-if-the-laws-tax-increases-are-repealed/

Why repealing the ACA before replacing it won’t work, and what might (Alice M. Rivlin, Loren Adler, Stuart M Butler, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/why-repealing-the-aca-before-replacing-it-wont-work-and-what-might/

Solving surprise medical bills (Mark Hall, Paul Ginsburg, Steven M. Lieberman, Loren Adler, Caitlin Brandt, Margaret Darling, Brookings)

Imagine you walk into a hospital for a planned procedure, for example a knee operation to be performed by an orthopedic surgeon. Before you scheduled the surgery, you did your due diligence and confirmed that the surgeon performing the procedure participated in your insurance plan, and that the hospital where you were having the surgery was also in-network.

https://www.brookings.edu/research/solving-surprise-medical-bills/

The essential scan: Top findings in health policy research (Paul Ginsburg, Margaret Darling, Loren Adler, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2016/09/15/the-essential-scan-top-findings-in-health-policy-research/

Affordable Care Act premiums are lower than you think (Loren Adler, Paul Ginsburg, Brookings)

Since the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health insurance marketplaces first took effect in 2014, news story after story has focused on premium increases for certain plans, in certain cities, or for certain individuals. Based on preliminary reports, premiums now appear set to rise by a substantial amount in 2017.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/07/21-affordable-care-act-premiums-are-lower-than-you-think-adler-ginsburg

How the money flows under MACRA (Kavita Patel, Loren Adler, Margaret Darling, Paul Ginsburg, Brookings)

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, referred to most often as “MACRA,” set in motion a new approach to Medicare physician payment and replaced the oft-criticized Sustainable Growth Rate with two new payment schemes. In late April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released many proposed details surrounding the law’s implementation; however, it is important to keep in mind that the final rule is still forthcoming and may incorporate significant changes in response to public comments made on the proposed rule.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/07/12-how-the-money-flows-under-macra-patel-adler-darling-ginsburg

5 takeaways from the 2016 Medicare trustees report (Alice M. Rivlin, Loren Adler, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/health360/posts/2016/06/28-five-takeaways-from-2016-medicare-trustees-report-rivlin