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Popular and effective, the Medicare Advantage (MA) program has become the preferred way to receive health benefits for more than half of the 64 million elderly and disabled Americans who rely on Medicare for their health insurance coverage.
CON laws are associated with fewer rural hospitals and fewer ASCs, which drive up healthcare costs, limit patient access to needed services, and reduce quality of care.
How certificate of need laws harm patients
Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF), today, released a report revealing that Tennessee’s certificate of need (CON) law, over the last two decades, has denied $1.5 billion in new investment in the health care industry, adversely affecting patients in the Volunteer State.
An HSA (short for Health Savings Account), is one of the most valuable tools for saving money on health care costs a person can have. However, many Americans don’t fully understand what they are.
What is the difference between an HSA, FSA, and HRA?
It’s like alphabet soup.
Right now, many in Congress are hoping to expand government subsidies for health insurance, including major expansions of Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Some of these lawmakers argue that more spending is a good answer to inflation because the additional money will help make it easier for people to afford health care.
But that gets the problem exactly wrong.
Tax-free health savings accounts save money, reduce medical inflation, and give patients more choice and control. Expanding access to HSAs is key to reducing medical inflation and giving Americans more personalized options in health care.
