Accounting & Financial Management
Enrollment would increase by 4.8 million, but it would also increase federal deficits by $246.9 billion over a nine-year span.
Expenses are eroding margins, and it's happening quickly due to elevated labor, supply and capital costs.
Costs are impacted both in the immediate aftermath of a gun violence incident and in the long term due to the physical and mental toll it causes.
Medical enrollment hit 47.1 million members as of June 30, a 6.1% increase from a year ago.
It includes proposed enhanced payments for the additional costs of purchasing domestically made NIOSH-approved surgical N95 respirators.
Authors said the major insurers are padding their bottom lines by disguising profits as costs.
The planned merger between Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health was the main contributor to the historically high quarter.
Optum second-quarter revenues of $45.1 billion grew $6.8 billion, or 18%, year-over-year, with double-digit growth in each business.
The ordinance noted hospitals, health systems and clinics are facing staffing shortages that could jeopardize the availability of care.
Many patients are skipping medical care due to fear of surprise bills, with a quarter saying they've hesitated to seek care or skipped it altogether.