The Ryan Plan Redux
[...]this is somewhat problematic. Because Ryan's proposal would allow private insurers to gear their plans to younger and healthier beneficiaries, individuals in poorer health, "who cost more to serve," would likely become concentrated in the traditional plan (Greenstein, 2012). Begi...
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Published in | Health & social work Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 131 - 132 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Oxford University Press
01.08.2012
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Summary: | [...]this is somewhat problematic. Because Ryan's proposal would allow private insurers to gear their plans to younger and healthier beneficiaries, individuals in poorer health, "who cost more to serve," would likely become concentrated in the traditional plan (Greenstein, 2012). Beginning in 2023, the eligibility age would increase at the rate of two months a year until reaching 67 in 2034 (Van de Water, 2012). Because the bill would also repeal the Affordable Care Act, which helps extend coverage to many without insurance, it would force "many 65-and 66-year olds" without coverage through an employer to turn to the "poorly regulated individual insurance market that charges older individuals extremely high premiums" (Van de Water, 2012). |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Editorial-2 ObjectType-Commentary-1 |
ISSN: | 0360-7283 1545-6854 |
DOI: | 10.1093/hsw/hls008 |