Matthew Rae
@mattrae.bsky.social
New platform; still posting about healthcare cost & access, employer benefits, surveys, #rstats & sometimes my dog Ruffles
I post graphs, papers & briefs that I find interesting
Associate Director @KFF
I post graphs, papers & briefs that I find interesting
Associate Director @KFF
Over a million people are part of healthcare sharing ministries,
December 22, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Over a million people are part of healthcare sharing ministries,
Sleep really is an unevenly enjoyed luxury
www.cdc.gov/sleep/data-r...
www.cdc.gov/sleep/data-r...
December 20, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Sleep really is an unevenly enjoyed luxury
www.cdc.gov/sleep/data-r...
www.cdc.gov/sleep/data-r...
Chronic care management looks pretty similar between physicians treating traditional Medicare and MA patients
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
December 20, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Chronic care management looks pretty similar between physicians treating traditional Medicare and MA patients
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
Lots of psychologists don't take insurance. Sure reimbursement rates are a big reasons, but 3-in-5 also cited administrative issues such as pre-authorization requirements, audits, inability to resolve issues with insurer, etc.
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
December 20, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Lots of psychologists don't take insurance. Sure reimbursement rates are a big reasons, but 3-in-5 also cited administrative issues such as pre-authorization requirements, audits, inability to resolve issues with insurer, etc.
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
The obesity rate for those 66 to 75 years fell through the pandemic, contributing to a decrease in the overall obesity rate.
The authors cite both excess morality from COVID and the development of GLP-1s as causes
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The authors cite both excess morality from COVID and the development of GLP-1s as causes
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
December 17, 2024 at 4:37 PM
The obesity rate for those 66 to 75 years fell through the pandemic, contributing to a decrease in the overall obesity rate.
The authors cite both excess morality from COVID and the development of GLP-1s as causes
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The authors cite both excess morality from COVID and the development of GLP-1s as causes
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
There is very little support for weakening Medicaid (12%)
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
December 12, 2024 at 2:30 PM
There is very little support for weakening Medicaid (12%)
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
The cost of employer coverage varies a lot across employers. On average low-income families covered by ESI spend upwards of 14% of their income on cost-sharing and premiums when someone is in poor health.
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-af...
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-af...
December 12, 2024 at 2:35 AM
The cost of employer coverage varies a lot across employers. On average low-income families covered by ESI spend upwards of 14% of their income on cost-sharing and premiums when someone is in poor health.
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-af...
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-af...
Payments for telehealth evaluation and management claims were similar to those for in-person care across all levels of severity and for both new and established patients with private insurance in 2021, as was the case in 2020.
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/telehe...
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/telehe...
December 9, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Payments for telehealth evaluation and management claims were similar to those for in-person care across all levels of severity and for both new and established patients with private insurance in 2021, as was the case in 2020.
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/telehe...
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/telehe...
Given how rare ambulance rides are it is amazing how many people with medical debt say that ambulance services contributed to their obligations
www.kff.org/report-secti...
www.kff.org/report-secti...
December 5, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Given how rare ambulance rides are it is amazing how many people with medical debt say that ambulance services contributed to their obligations
www.kff.org/report-secti...
www.kff.org/report-secti...
Among full-time workers who were not eligible for ESI at their job 1-in-9 or 2.8 million people, work in construction and extraction occupations
www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
December 3, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Among full-time workers who were not eligible for ESI at their job 1-in-9 or 2.8 million people, work in construction and extraction occupations
www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
Nice GAO report comparing employer coverage and the Marketplaces
I know there is a lot of variation within markets but on average it's amazing how similar monthly premium contributions are across markets (after premium tax credits)
files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-...
I know there is a lot of variation within markets but on average it's amazing how similar monthly premium contributions are across markets (after premium tax credits)
files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-...
December 2, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Nice GAO report comparing employer coverage and the Marketplaces
I know there is a lot of variation within markets but on average it's amazing how similar monthly premium contributions are across markets (after premium tax credits)
files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-...
I know there is a lot of variation within markets but on average it's amazing how similar monthly premium contributions are across markets (after premium tax credits)
files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-...
We previously found, lots of employers don't cover GLP-1s for weight loss and those who do have a lot of restrictions
www.kff.org/report-secti...
www.kff.org/report-secti...
December 2, 2024 at 5:07 PM
We previously found, lots of employers don't cover GLP-1s for weight loss and those who do have a lot of restrictions
www.kff.org/report-secti...
www.kff.org/report-secti...
Healthcare is expensive and it can eat up a lot of lower-income households' budgets. Before the expanded #ACA subsidies (which are back under discussion) a 1/4 of non-group households spent more than 10% of their income on healthcare
From @urbaninstitute.bsky.social :
www.urban.org/sites/defaul...
From @urbaninstitute.bsky.social :
www.urban.org/sites/defaul...
November 25, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Healthcare is expensive and it can eat up a lot of lower-income households' budgets. Before the expanded #ACA subsidies (which are back under discussion) a 1/4 of non-group households spent more than 10% of their income on healthcare
From @urbaninstitute.bsky.social :
www.urban.org/sites/defaul...
From @urbaninstitute.bsky.social :
www.urban.org/sites/defaul...
Census Health Inclusive Poverty Measure incorporates insurance into poverty measurement. 2 things jumped out to me from this measure
1) The Marketplaces bring 1.8 million people out of poverty
2) Poverty is even more concentrated in states that didn't expand Medicaid
www.census.gov/library/work...
1) The Marketplaces bring 1.8 million people out of poverty
2) Poverty is even more concentrated in states that didn't expand Medicaid
www.census.gov/library/work...
November 25, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Census Health Inclusive Poverty Measure incorporates insurance into poverty measurement. 2 things jumped out to me from this measure
1) The Marketplaces bring 1.8 million people out of poverty
2) Poverty is even more concentrated in states that didn't expand Medicaid
www.census.gov/library/work...
1) The Marketplaces bring 1.8 million people out of poverty
2) Poverty is even more concentrated in states that didn't expand Medicaid
www.census.gov/library/work...
New from @kff.org
Medicare Advantage has become more commonplace among the declining share of large firms that offer retiree health benefits.
56% of large employers offering retiree health benefits offer coverage through MA, more than double the share in 2017 (26%).
www.kff.org/medicare/iss...
Medicare Advantage has become more commonplace among the declining share of large firms that offer retiree health benefits.
56% of large employers offering retiree health benefits offer coverage through MA, more than double the share in 2017 (26%).
www.kff.org/medicare/iss...
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
New from @kff.org
Medicare Advantage has become more commonplace among the declining share of large firms that offer retiree health benefits.
56% of large employers offering retiree health benefits offer coverage through MA, more than double the share in 2017 (26%).
www.kff.org/medicare/iss...
Medicare Advantage has become more commonplace among the declining share of large firms that offer retiree health benefits.
56% of large employers offering retiree health benefits offer coverage through MA, more than double the share in 2017 (26%).
www.kff.org/medicare/iss...
Despite higher reimbursement rates and broader provider networks, scheduling appointments remains a challenge for many on employer coverage.
www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
November 19, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Despite higher reimbursement rates and broader provider networks, scheduling appointments remains a challenge for many on employer coverage.
www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
MA enrollees are more likely to say that access to providers is important. Virtually all MA plans include provider networks that limit coverage or require higher cost-sharing for some physicians
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
November 19, 2024 at 2:21 AM
MA enrollees are more likely to say that access to providers is important. Virtually all MA plans include provider networks that limit coverage or require higher cost-sharing for some physicians
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
"The average bonus payment per enrollee is highest for employer- and union-sponsored Medicare Advantage plans ($456) and lowest for special needs plans ($330), raising questions about the implications of the quality bonus program for equity."
www.kff.org/medicare/iss...
www.kff.org/medicare/iss...
November 16, 2024 at 3:14 AM
"The average bonus payment per enrollee is highest for employer- and union-sponsored Medicare Advantage plans ($456) and lowest for special needs plans ($330), raising questions about the implications of the quality bonus program for equity."
www.kff.org/medicare/iss...
www.kff.org/medicare/iss...
CBO is out with estimates of Association Health Plan legislation (also banning facility fees for #telehealth). They estimate 3/4ths of the 600k who would enroll in an #ahp are in the non-group/small group market. Premiums would increase for those left.
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
November 15, 2024 at 2:49 PM
CBO is out with estimates of Association Health Plan legislation (also banning facility fees for #telehealth). They estimate 3/4ths of the 600k who would enroll in an #ahp are in the non-group/small group market. Premiums would increase for those left.
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
The marketplaces have been bucking the trend on insurer consolidation in recent years.
"The individual exchanges became more concentrated from 2015 through 2020 and then generally less concentrated through 2022"
www.gao.gov/products/gao...
#ACA
"The individual exchanges became more concentrated from 2015 through 2020 and then generally less concentrated through 2022"
www.gao.gov/products/gao...
#ACA
November 14, 2024 at 5:22 PM
The marketplaces have been bucking the trend on insurer consolidation in recent years.
"The individual exchanges became more concentrated from 2015 through 2020 and then generally less concentrated through 2022"
www.gao.gov/products/gao...
#ACA
"The individual exchanges became more concentrated from 2015 through 2020 and then generally less concentrated through 2022"
www.gao.gov/products/gao...
#ACA
There is going to be a real age bias to this list:
November 14, 2024 at 12:38 AM
There is going to be a real age bias to this list:
National Business Group on Health, is reporting a real increase in the share of spending on pharmaceuticals over the last three years.
www.businessgrouphealth.org/Resources/20...
www.businessgrouphealth.org/Resources/20...
November 13, 2024 at 7:14 PM
National Business Group on Health, is reporting a real increase in the share of spending on pharmaceuticals over the last three years.
www.businessgrouphealth.org/Resources/20...
www.businessgrouphealth.org/Resources/20...
Employers still see drug prices as the biggest threat to affordability, but a lot of skepticism that hospital consolidation has led to improved efficiency in the latest National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasers survey
www.nationalalliancehealth.org/resources/pu...
November 13, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Employers still see drug prices as the biggest threat to affordability, but a lot of skepticism that hospital consolidation has led to improved efficiency in the latest National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasers survey
www.nationalalliancehealth.org/resources/pu...