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Are Health Insurance Companies the Reason for Our Health System’s Ills?

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By Larry Levitt
| JAMA Health Forum Conversations
Political leaders from both parties have leveled criticism at health insurance companies, raising the question of how much insurers deserve the blame for high health care costs and the frustrations patients experience getting care.
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How Unaffordable is Health Care?

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By Craig Palosky, Larry Levitt
| Kaiser Family Foundation Verified
In his latest JAMA Forum column, KFF’s Larry Levitt explores how unaffordable health care is in the U.S. in the context of the debate over extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and an upcoming election where affordability will likely be front and center.
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How Unaffordable Is Health Care?

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By Larry Levitt
| JAMA Health Forum Conversations
With affordability1 emerging as a primary issue in the upcoming midterm elections, the national health care debate in recent months has been about whether to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits, which make health insurance premiums more affordable for 22 million people. At the root of the ACA debate, and pretty much every health care debate, is a fundamental question: What is an affordable level of health care costs that people should be expected to bear?
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