Report Examines Effects Of Linking Amount Of Health Ins. Federal Subsidy To Federal Poverty Level; GAO Analyzes Challenges Of Financing Health Care

"Effect of Tying Eligibility for Health Insurance Subsidies to the Federal Poverty Level," Kaiser Family Foundation: The brief, which is part of Kaiser Family Foundation's Snapshots: Health Care Costs online series, examined the effects of determining eligibility for health insurance subsidies by comparing an individual's income with the federal poverty level. The report notes that as health care costs and premiums rise faster than the poverty level -- which they have historically done -- tying eligibility to the poverty level might not provide a consistent level of protection against rising costs (Kaiser Family Foundation release, 2/15).

"Health Care Spending: Public Payers Face Burden of Entitlement Program Growth, While All Payers Face Rising Prices and Increasing Use of Services," Government Accountability Office: The testimony examined how spending on public health insurance programs such as Medicare and Medicaid affects the federal budget. It discusses the long-term outlook of federal solvency, federal health care spending increases and causes, and challenges policymakers face in curbing health care spending growth (Government Accountability Office, "Health Care Spending: Public Payers Face Burden of Entitlement Program Growth, While All Payers Face Rising Prices and Increasing Use of Services," 2/15).

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