Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jan 2018
Out-of-pocket spending and premium contributions after implementation of the Affordable Care Act
22 January 2018 - Was implementation of the Affordable Care Act associated with reduced spending on out-of-pocket medical expenses and household premium contributions among non-elderly adults?
In this nationally representative survey of validated spending data from 83 431 US adults, mean out-of-pocket spending decreased by 11.9% in the first 2 years after the insurance expansions, driven by reductions among persons eligible for the Medicaid expansion and those eligible for cost-sharing and premium subsidies on health insurance exchanges.
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act was associated with reduced out-of-pocket spending for US medical care, particularly among those with lower incomes, but not with reduced premiums.
