The 5 most important health care stories of 2011 and 2012
2011 was a year full of health care news, with most of it focused around the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In 2012, there will be some major decisions made by the courts. Here’s a look back and forward at health care news.
Dropping health coverage under PPACA
Two conflicting surveys were released in June. A McKinsey survey projected 30% of employers would likely stop offering health insurance once PPACA provisions kick in, while a Lockton survey pinged the number at 18%, similar to other surveys during 2011. There was much controversy over the McKinsey survey, with D.C.-based online outlet Talking Points Memo finding from internal sources that the McKinsey survey “wasn't designed in away that would allow it to be peer review published or cited academically.” McKinsey responded defending its methodology and saying comparing the results to other research on the topic is unfair.
