There is no shortage of recent ads, health care, potential discounts of Medicaid to administration changes.
Several of these announcements have major implications for employers as they develop their health services strategies. In a recent interview with Health business group The conference in Nashville, Ellen Kelsay, CEO of the organization for the defense of employers, shared the political trends taken in mind:
1. Macroeconomic trends: Employers are already dealing with the increase in health care costs, and certain current macroeconomic trends can exacerbate these problems. For example, there may be Camps to finance MedicaidThis could have a serious impact on employers, because the commercial market has long subsidized the Medicaid program, according to Kelsay. Hospitals and service providers will often charge more commercial plans to compensate for the loss they undergo with programs funded by the government.
“I have spoken to a few health regime leaders who will say things very frankly, like:” Well, if we are cut here, it means that we must have to return and invoice the commercial market more “. As if it was just a supposition that the commercial market was going to continue to pay more, and they can’t, “she said.
In addition, the Trump administration indicated a 145% price on all goods imported from China. Many health products, including active pharmaceutical ingredients and medical devices, are made in China. He also introduced a 10% tax on goods from other countries. And it is feared that these prices can further increase costs for employers, said Kelsay.
2. Administrative modifications: There are several new players in the Trump administration who affect health care, such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to health and human services and Dr Mehmet Oz to centers for medicre and medicaid services. The health group group monitors “what some of these new players think, which they could promote that could be very beneficial for the employer’s plans and members’ plans, or could be harmful,” said Kelsay.
She gave the example of RFK Jr. Make America healthy (Maha) Initiative. There are elements of Maha that the business group on health supports, such as emphasis on prevention and nutrition. However, there are also parts of Maha which are very worrying, including the mini-game of vaccines.
“Yes, healthy diet and nutrition are important,” said Kelsay. “But also a large part of prevention is to ensure that children are vaccinated and that adults are vaccinated, and if there is another pandemic, people get the vaccines they need.”
3. Threats to Erisa: There have been challenges to the law on the security of retirement income of employees (ERISA) of the laws of the state and local and other actors. Erisa is a federal law that establishes minimum standards for private health plans. The health group on health is a major lawyer To protect Erisa, arguing that it is essential to establish a coherent regulatory structure for employers.
“Admittedly, for our members who are large self-assured employers operating in many states of the United States, having the capacity to have a uniform and coherent national plan is considerably important for them,” said Kelsay. “So when there are threats to Erisa, it creates a certain concern for employers.”
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