精算师最新的研究估计,去年医疗支出没怎么增加主要是因为经济的疲软。然而,接下来的十年,医疗支出会迅速增加。政府支出将会是主要的驱动力量。婴儿潮时出生的人正在变老,并将加入到医疗保险的行列;医疗补助覆盖范围将会扩大;华盛顿将会资助许多新建的州医疗保险交易所。CMS预计华盛顿医疗支出份额将会从2009年的27%增加到2020年时的31%。和州以及市的支出一起,公共部门支出几乎达到美国医疗保健的一半。
This is a sobering prediction. However, even this may be an underestimate. The actuaries atCMS assume that only 2m people who now have employer-sponsored insurance will lose it, ascompanies drop coverage and workers move to exchanges or to Medicaid. But more may makethe switch. In June McKinsey, a consultancy, found in a survey that 30% of firms woulddefinitely or probably stop offering insurance after 2014, when the exchanges are in place. OnJuly 25th the National Federation of Independent Business, which represents small firms,published its own survey. If some workers begin to move to exchanges, the report found, 57%of companies would consider dropping insurance completely. If these surveys are borne out infirms actions, government spending will be even higher than CMS expects. The debt disasteron August 2nd may be averted. The bigger problem remains.
这是一个触目惊心的预测。然而,即使是这样,也许是低估。由于企业降低覆盖面以及工人转向医疗保险交易所或医疗补助,CMS的精算师假设只有200万人将会失去了雇主提供的保险。然而也许更多人遭遇了此种情况。6月份咨询公司麦肯锡调查发现2014年后,医疗保险交易所到位后,30%的公司肯定或也许会停止提供保险。7月25日代表小公司的美国独立企业联合会发表了它自己的调查报告。报告指出,如果一些工人开始转向医疗保险交易所,57%的公司会考虑完全取消保险。如果这些调查刺激了公司的实际行动,政府支出甚至将会超过 CMS的预期。8月2日的债务危机也许会避免。但是更大的问题仍然存在。
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