HCCI’s research on ESI spending on preventive services was featured in an article in Kaiser Health News.
From the article: “Spending on ACA-mandated preventive services is relatively small but not insignificant. It is 2% to 3.5% of total annual expenditures by private employer health plans, or about $100 to $200 per person, according to the Health Care Cost Institute, a nonprofit research group.”
Court Ruling May Spur Competitive Health Plans to Bring Back Copays for Preventive Services | Kaiser Health News
The Affordable Care Act required that health insurers provide many medical screenings and prevention services at no out-of-pocket cost to health plan members. But insurers and employers may consider adding cost sharing for preventive services now that a federal court ruled the ACA’s mandate is unconstitutional.
https://khn.org/news/article/court-ruling-health-plans-copays-preventive-services/