Healthcare Finance News July 6, 2022
The potential end of pandemic-related public policies may also shrink enrollment and worsen the risk pool, causing premiums to rise.
Several factors are expected to impact premiums in 2023, including global inflation, the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the end of enhanced subsidies for plans on the exchange, according to a new report from the American Academy of Actuaries.
Although the costs related to COVID-19 have become more predictable, especially with the worst days of the pandemic appearing to be over, there’s still uncertainty regarding whether new variants of the coronavirus will evade immunity and continue to cause more serious health problems.
In addition to the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 on health spending, the potential end of pandemic-related...