2013-06-18T10:44:40Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act.html http://www.rand.org/health/aca/jcr:content/par/teaser.html Apr 23, 2013 Apr 23, 2013

With the complex process of implementing the ACA underway, RAND research is tracking the progress of implementation and assessing the potential consequences of choices facing federal and state governments, employers, families, and individuals.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/periodicals/rand-review/issues/2012/fall/leadership/affordable-health-care.html Oct 3, 2012 Oct 3, 2012

Whether the Affordable Care Act is repealed, defended, or weakened will hinge on who holds the balance of power next January. Regardless of what happens with the ACA, the spiraling cost of health care in the U.S. will remain a huge challenge.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/periodicals/rand-review/issues/2012/spring/news2.html May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012

If the individual mandate requiring all Americans to have health insurance were eliminated, it would sharply reduce the number of people gaining coverage and slightly increase the cost for those who do buy policies through the new insurance exchanges.

http://www.rand.org/labor/centers/cdr/projects/health-care-reform-and-disability-insurance.html Mar 12, 2012 Mar 12, 2012

As the Affordable Care Act expands health insurance coverage in the U.S., the "cost" of applying for SSDI will decline for many. Studying the effect of Massachusetts health care reform in 2006 may provide insights into the impact the ACA may have on SSDI applications and awards.

http://www.rand.org/health/projects/compare.html Jul 20, 2011 Jul 20, 2011

Policymakers are facing new challenges as they implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). RAND COMPARE is a modeling tool that simulates the impact of implementation decisions on insurance coverage, premiums, and health care spending.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/05/would-the-affordable-care-act-lead-to-reductions-in.html May 4, 2012 May 4, 2012

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate, one of the questions being debated is what effect the mandate would have on employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. A factor to consider in this is the effect the ACA would have on small businesses, which employ the majority of America's private-sector workforce.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2013/01/in-brief-amelia-m-haviland-on-consumer-directed-health.html Jan 23, 2013 Jan 23, 2013

In this video, Amelia Haviland presents the results of several new RAND studies on cost and quality in consumer-directed health plans, and explores how switching plans affects the quality of care.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2013/01/modeling-the-effects-of-the-affordable-care-act-in.html Jan 7, 2013 Jan 7, 2013

The Medicaid expansion under the ACA will result in about 400,000 people newly insured in Arkansas by 2016. Of these, about 190,000 would be newly enrolled in Medicaid and the rest would be newly insured through the new insurance exchanges. The state is likely to save about $67 million for reduced uncompensated care costs for the uninsured.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2013/06/covering-emergency-care-for-young-adults-is-the-aca.html Jun 5, 2013 Jun 5, 2013

The dependent coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act is working as intended, say Andrew Mulcahy and Katherine Harris. In 2011, it spared individuals and hospitals from $147 million in emergency room costs.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/01/04/JAMA.html Jan 4, 2012 Jan 4, 2012

Most will agree with the undeniable fact that a new era in US medicine and US health care begins in less than two years. The key question is what potential measures should be monitored to determine both anticipated and unanticipated effects of the new law on the health of the US population, writes Robert H. Brook.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/03/21/USAT.html Mar 21, 2012 Mar 21, 2012

If the individual mandate were ruled unconstitutional, subsidies and the age structure of premiums should keep enough healthy people in the insurance exchanges to prevent huge spikes in premiums, write Carter C. Price and Christine Eibner.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/06/28/RAND.html Jun 28, 2012 Jun 28, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act is unquestionably historic, but there is a critical aspect of health care reform that still needs to be fixed. The nation needs to take decisive action to address the rising costs of health care, writes Arthur Kellermann.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/06/29/USNEWS.html Jun 29, 2012 Jun 29, 2012

The bottom line is this: With or without the Affordable Care Act, the nation can no longer kick the can down the road on costs, writes Arthur Kellermann.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/07/27/RAND.html Jul 27, 2012 Jul 27, 2012

A problem with using surveys to predict behavior is that they measure employer sentiment toward the ACA today, rather than the economic decisions employers typically make when the time comes, writes Art Kellermann.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/09/05/RAND.html Sep 5, 2012 Sep 5, 2012

As we look for ways to provide efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective health care to more Americans, we can't afford to ignore women's health issues, including reproductive health care and the cost savings that contraceptive access provides, writes Chloe Bird.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/10/08/MS.html Oct 8, 2012 Oct 8, 2012

As we look for ways to provide efficient, high-quality and cost-effective healthcare to more Americans, states may study California as a potential model for how to do more to deliver on what the Affordable Care Act has to offer women, while saving money at the same time, writes Chloe Bird.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/10/16/OCR.html Oct 16, 2012 Oct 16, 2012

Regardless of which candidate wins in November, and regardless of whether “Obamacare” is repealed, amended, or defended by the next Congress, the next president will have to contend with the spiraling cost of health care in the United States—a problem that is growing more acute with each passing year, writes Arthur Kellermann.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2013/04/01/RAND.html Apr 1, 2013 Apr 1, 2013

Multistate plans are most likely to appeal to out-of-state students, interstate migrants, out-of-state workers, seasonal movers (e.g., “snowbirds”), and similar groups that require improved access to health care across state lines.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2013/04/29/CNN.html Apr 29, 2013 Apr 29, 2013

While a governor or legislator may disagree with Medicaid expansion for philosophical reasons, the claims that the expansion will be a burden on states' economies seem misguided given the full range of projected economic impacts on the states, writes Carter C. Price.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2013/06/17/RAND1.html Jun 17, 2013 Jun 17, 2013

Because of the ACA's regulations, some smaller employers with young and healthy workers are considering avoiding the purchase of health care coverage in the regulated market, opting instead to self-insure their employees.