Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Showing Original Post only (View all)$1 Billion In Rebates Coming Under ‘Obamacare’ [View all]
$1 Billion In Rebates Coming Under Obamacare
Under a provision in President Obamas health reform law, health insurance companies are expected to rebate more than $1 billion to consumers and employers this year if they dont spend enough of in premiums that they collect, reports the Wall Street Journal:
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/1-billion-in-rebates-coming-under-obamacare
Under a provision in President Obamas health reform law, health insurance companies are expected to rebate more than $1 billion to consumers and employers this year if they dont spend enough of in premiums that they collect, reports the Wall Street Journal:
The nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, which calculated total rebates at $1.3 billion, says that around $426 million will go to people who bought their own health plans; $541 million will go to large employers and $377 million to small businesses.
In a separate analysis based on the same filings, Goldman Sachs analyst Matthew Borsch estimated the total rebates at around $1.2 billion.
In a separate analysis based on the same filings, Goldman Sachs analyst Matthew Borsch estimated the total rebates at around $1.2 billion.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/1-billion-in-rebates-coming-under-obamacare
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
30 replies, 4834 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (41)
ReplyReply to this post
30 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
"people who bought their own policies" - who does that all include? I am asking if it includes
jwirr
Apr 2012
#3
Woohoo. They keep 20 billion for their few dozen families, rebate 1 billion to 10 million people.
jtuck004
Apr 2012
#5
One of the important traits of the PCORI is that it is being built out of data obtained from
patrice
Apr 2012
#30
Does anyone explain to those demographics that none of that would be possible without
patrice
Apr 2012
#28