The good news is that this is likely to be a much less effective option and be very hard to make work and cause migration from commercial plans to the public plan. Thus, it may have much less of a short-term negative impact on providers. The bad news is that this may end up being a first step, if passed, to a strong public plan that would have a much greater negative impact on reimbursement for providers.
To learn more, read “Healthcare Reform: An Overview of Key Concepts.”
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