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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
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IN THE JOURNAL
AHEAD OF PRINT
Health Benefits In 2019: Premiums Inch Higher, Employers Respond To Federal Policy
By Gary Claxton, Matthew Rae, Anthony Damico, Gregory Young, Daniel McDermott, and Heidi Whitmore
The annual Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey found that in 2019 the average annual premium for single coverage rose 4 percent to $7,188, and the average annual premium for
family coverage rose 5 percent to $20,576. Covered workers contributed 18 percent of the cost for single coverage and 30 percent of the cost for family coverage, on average, with considerable variation across firms. Read More >>
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
PHARMACEUTICALS & MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Next Steps For Netflix: Can ‘All You Can Treat’ Contracts Work Beyond Hepatitis C?
By Mark Trusheim and Peter B. Bach
In 2016, working with Senator William Cassidy (R-LA), we developed the "Netflix model" for financing hepatitis C virus treatment for a defined population. The name reflects the model’s central feature: a flat fee in exchange for unlimited supply, analogous to the monthly subscription fee paid by binge watchers to the video streaming service. Read More >>
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
PAST EVENT: MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEMS
The August 2019 issue of Health Affairs examines the Military Health System (MHS) and the pressures and opportunities that are similar to those in the civilian sector. Get caught up with the Military Health Systems event: slides (click on Download Event), video, and podcast.
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A CLOSER LOOK— Insurance Premiums
For decades, Health Affairs has published the annual results of the survey now known as the Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey, which is being released today. Thirty years ago, Jon Gabel and colleagues reported that insurance premiums rose 12 percent
between spring 1987 and spring 1988, nearly double the rate of increase from 1987.
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