Study: Premiums Will Be Much Higher than CBO Estimates
Oliver Wyman (in a study for BlueCross Blue Shield) finds that premiums will be much higher under the Senate health bill than the CBO has estimated. Premiums for individuals and families purchasing coverage on their own will go up 54%. Premiums for small businesses will go up 20%. Both numbers are over 5 years and both numbers exclude the impact of medical inflation.
These numbers make much more sense.
I agree with Joe. These numbers look much more likely than the CBO numbers.
Agree with the above. This is going to be very bad for premium inflation.
The question is: What’s wrong with the CBO? It has been reasonably professional up til now. Are they bending to the pressure?
[...] Goodman summarized the findings this [...]