Health Care Law's Unfinished Business: Cost Curbs
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Health Care Law's Unfinished Business: Cost Curbs,<a href="http://www.usasportsjerseys.com">NFL <a href="javascript:;" onClick="javascript:tagshow(event, 'Jerseys');" target="_self"><u><strong>Jerseys</strong></u></a></a>Health Care Law's Unfinished Business: Cost CurbsThat's the single biggest unanswered question about President Barack Obama's new health care overhaul law ― and its weak spot.Many experts believe the law falls short on taming costs,#x and that will force Congress to revisit health care in a few years.Hydraulic cylinderWhile it seems hard to believe now, Republicans might want to participate in a debate over costs, perhaps opening the way for limits on malpractice lawsuits and other ideas they've advocated."Now that the baseline question of coverage has been answered, it would be irresponsible if we didn't come back and try to do more on costs," said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who voted for the bill and led efforts to squeeze more savings."I think there is going to be a debate in the Republican Party on whether they should waste all their energy on repeal or make an effort to do something on cost containment,Hydraulic cylinder" Warner said.For now, the political parties are too polarized ― and lawmakers too exhausted ― to contemplate health care 2.0. Conservatives are planning court challenges, and some Republican leaders hold out the promise of repeal. But economic reality probably will bring lawmakers back to the table.
Insurance premiums are likely to keep going up over the next few years. Experts predict that the law's early benefits ― such as expanded coverage for children and young adults ― could nudge rates a little higher than would otherwise have been the case. Also, insurers and medical providers could try to raise their prices ahead of big shifts set for 2014.Under the 10-year, $1 trillion plan, 2014 is when competitive insurance markets for individuals and small businesses are expected to open, and tax credits start flowing to help millions of middle-class households now uninsured. Medicaid will expand and pick up millions of low-income people. #x Most Americans would be required to carry health insurance, except in cases of financial hardship.Hydraulic cylinderInsurers no longer could turn away those in poor health.相关的主题文章：
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