Reimbursement
Pre-existing condition coverage proved life-changing, yet many are still priced out of coverage and view ACHA with disdain.
Costs for prescription drugs have been rising faster than those for any other health segment, marked by high-profile cases like EpiPen and Daraprim.
Reimbursement has not caught up to technology innovations, expert says.
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Analysis warned that fee-for-service and other provisions in the legislation would "strongly limit the state's ability to control costs."
Poll says 49 percent of respondents said they have a favorable view of ACA, while 31 percent said they favored the GOP's American Health Care Act.
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Overly aggressive care can hurt patients, generating mistakes and injuries believed to cause 30,000 deaths each year.
Younger patients, those with higher deductibles and those living in a higher-income community were the most likely to use the tool.
State-run system would supplant existing employer health insurance in California, as well as coverage through public programs.