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David Anderson

@dmaanderson.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor, Health Services, Policy & Management @ University of South Carolina.
I study individual choice health insurance.

All opinions are mine and mine alone.

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David L. Anderson is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California from 2019 to 2021. Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney, he practiced law at the law firm of Sidley Austin. .. more

Political science 20%

Sociology 17%

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 5h

CMS thinking on what Catastrophic plans can do

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 5h

The thinking is fundamentally muddled where Catastrophic plans are to CMS as Tariffs are to Trump

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 7h

" Since we expanded the bronze de minimis ranges in 2018, enrollment in bronze plans has more than doubled from about 2.5 million to about 5.4 million in 2025.... we seek comment on other potential reasons to explain this phenomenon."

#ZeroPremiumPlans

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 7h

Substantially lower AV #Catastrophic plans are proposed for the #ACA in the #NBPP2027

. Catastrophic Plan Cost-Sharing Requirements Lastly, to best preserve a meaningful difference between the AVs of bronze and catastrophic plans, we propose to amend § 156.155(a)(3) to require catastrophic plans to provide no benefits for any plan year (except as provided in § 156.155(a)(4), (b), and (c)) until an amount equal to 130 percent of the maximum annual limitation on cost sharing, rounded down to the next lowest multiple of 50 dollars, is reached.

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 7h

P. 227 with monthly limits on cost sharing as an option is creating a massive adverse selection engine especially near OEP in #Catastrophic Plans in #NBPP2027 #ACA

I am glad I am not an actuary

P. 227 Under this proposal, issuers could apply the deductible that applies in the first year of coverage on an annual basis for each year within the coverage, or divide the annual deductible by 12, and apply it equally to each month of the policy throughout the entire term of coverage, similar to how a multi-year plan could choose to apply the annual limitation on cost sharing, as discussed in this section of the rule. For example, if the plan had an annual deductible of $6,000, it could apply 1/12 of that deductible monthly ($500 per month). We seek comment on if, and the degree to which, a plan could modify the amount of the annual deductible for each year of the multi-year policy.

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 7h

#Catastrophic plans in the #ACA with multiple year terms but annual opt-outs creates some really fascinating (and weird) game theory for enrollees and insurers. Let's minimize game theory

#NBPP2027

Language from p. 226 of the NBPP 2027 Individuals dropping coverage under a multi-year catastrophic plan, either at the end of the term or mid-term, would be treated the same as individuals dropping coverage under a 1year policy either at the end of the year or mid-year, respectively, with respect to open enrollment and special enrollment periods

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 7h

Fair

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 7h

OMG, CMS is all in on multi-year catastrophic plans as an enabler of workplace wellness type plans when the current evidence on that is a very well identified null (p. 223)

Yeah, this is pool splitting

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 7h

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Will expanding catastrophic coverage eligibility increase marketplace premium affordability in 2026?

On September 4th, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would improve access to affordable health coverage by expanding a

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 7h

At least our collective research agendas are relevant:

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Will expanding catastrophic coverage eligibility increase marketplace premium affordability in 2026?

On September 4th, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would improve access to affordable health coverage by expanding a

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 7h

#NBPP2027 is out and P. 221 with 10 year Catastrophic plans Is INTERESTING

I see the health econ justifications as a variance and thus cost reducer, but also a mega pool splitting mechanism with annual opt-outs effectively

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02769.pdf

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Laura Portuondo @lauraportuondo.bsky.social · 14h

My latest, "Free Exercise and the Redistribution of Liberty," is now posted (and forthcoming in @yalelawjournal.bsky.social). It argues that free exercise doctrine uses selective market logic to redistribute both public resources and liberty itself.

Comments welcome: papers.ssrn.com/abstract=618...

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Some day my research agenda will be low salience but still needed

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Fair .... This is truly my ONE ODD OBSESSION

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty much

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Substantial worse off for millions of enrollees with incomes between 175% to 400% FPL

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Not quite

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 2d

Health policy, primarily individual health insurance markets

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 2d

Just what exactly is the question we care about?

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 2d

Bought this as a vacation read based solely on the cover photo

Has not disappointed

Photo of Greg laying on a beach chair under some coconut trees. In his hand is the book "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi. The cover photo is the top half of an anthropomorphic black and white cat, dressed in a dark suit, white dress shirt, and dark blue tie.

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 4d

More like "where did that come from and why weren't you seeing a therapist in your 20s...."

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 4d

Every now and then a weird little chunk of knowledge from a misspent youth trickles into a serious conversation where it is not needed but highly relevant.

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 5d

Can I teach people how to go for three hours on #Silverloading

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 5d

Fox40

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 5d

MacKenzie Scott has the chance to do the funniest thing right now.

David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 6d

Famine and Uboats

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 7d

When the students don‘t get my pop culture references

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 7d

Because I lose them so often I designated a spot in my home solely devoted to housing my work keys

The problem now is I keep forgetting what that spot is

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Johnathan Lemay @fankuan.bsky.social · 9d

I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep

A corgi's head barely surfacing atop deep snow, against a backdrop of an old wooden fence

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Jillian @nogoodwyfe.bsky.social · 9d

i’ll let you guess the dept of origin of the grad student who led the campus-wide grad stud gov push for last stipend increase & then got elected to city council. and how many of us publicly campaigned for that. and which dept multiple grads organizing anti-genocide protests were from.

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