<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[$111 Billion Jump In Cost Of Healthcare Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Republican probes $111 billion jump in cost of healthcare law</p>

<p>Not exactly a surprise</p>

<p>A powerful House Republican wants the Obama administration to explain why it’s asking for an extra $111 billion to implement part of the healthcare reform law.</p>

<p>Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) is asking about a spike in the estimated costs of subsidies to help people buy private insurance — a central, and expensive, component of the new healthcare law.</p>

<p>The administration’s budget request this year included $111 billion more for subsidies than its request last year. The difference falls across the same seven-year window. </p>

<p>“This staggering increase in health insurance exchange subsidy spending cannot be explained by legislative changes or new economic assumptions, and therefore must reflect substantial changes in underlying assumptions regarding the program’s utilization and cost,” Camp wrote Friday in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.</p>

<p><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/213829-camp-probes-100-billion-jump-in-cost-of-healthcare-law" rel="external nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/topic/21934/111-billion-jump-in-cost-of-healthcare-law</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:09:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://brownsboard.com/topic/21934.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:30:36 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to $111 Billion Jump In Cost Of Healthcare Law on Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:24:11 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I know this is going to stun some of you, but are you ready?</p>

<p>This isn't true. It's misleading, and only tells part of the story. Here's the whole story: </p>

<p>"After the Affordable Care Act became law, the administration became aware of glitch in the law....Congress responded by amending the law, to redefine who would be eligible for Medicaid.</p>

<p>....As a result, some people who would have gotten their insurance through Medicaid will now get their health insurance through the new exchanges....That makes the overall cost of subsidies a lot higher. Throw in some changes in economic forecasting, and you get that extra $111 billion in subsidies.</p>

<p>But that’s only half the story! The cost of subsidies has gone up, because more people will be getting insurance through the exchanges. But the cost of Medicaid has gone down, because, among other things, fewer people will be getting coverage through that program. Overall, the administration now projects the ten-year Medicaid cost to decline by $272 billion."</p>

<p>So, an additional $111 billion for the subsidies minus the $272 billion savings with Medicare gives you ...a <span>savings</span> of $161 billion.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/276152</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/276152</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[heckofajobbrownie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:24:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to $111 Billion Jump In Cost Of Healthcare Law on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:35:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>How much will all of Obamacare cost?</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/275927</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/275927</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MLD Woody]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:35:48 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>