Thursday June 16, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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Tomorrow, we'll host a virtual watch party for the Telly Award-winning video "Racism & Health In US Medicine, A Conversation With Harriet A. Washington."
This featured video was released with Health Affairs’ February 2022 Issue on Racism & Health.
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Health Savings Accounts
High-deductible health plans presumably should make consumers more careful with their purchases.
Sherry Glied and
coauthors published a paper in the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining the evolution of high deductible plans and companion health savings accounts (HSAs), which are tax-favored
saving vehicles offered in conjunction with a high deductible plan.
Two decades after implementation of HSAs, the authors conclude that HSAs no longer serve their original purpose. With the growth in cost sharing in traditional insurance, HSAs provide a tax benefit to higher-income people without increasing cost-conscious behavior.
"HSAs are a tax advantage for better-off people, masquerading as a health care efficiency increase that is not occurring now," the authors write.
Sherry Glied will join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil for an upcoming episode of A Health Podysseyto dive deeper into their research methods, findings, and policy implications. Subscribe to A Health Podyssey wherever you listen to podcasts.
Today in Health Affairs Forefront, Henry Aaron describes the decision by the Washington state legislature to delay implementation of WA Cares as not a confession of failure, but a prudent action to give time to implement modifications to correct genuine problems in the original legislation.
Katie Keith discusses the recent guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirming that insurers cannot vary compensation for
agents or brokers based on whether the person they are helping enrolls during the open enrollment period or a special enrollment period.
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