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Plans have gotten used to providing parity for copayments and deductibles, but now they're having to provide parity for "nonquantitative treatment limits".

At least two House Republicans, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Rep. Jen Kiggans of Virginia, are still hoping to get Affordable Care Act subsidy bills to the House floor before the end of the year.

The latest survey also identified that 45% of employers have indicated that the current economic conditions have impacted their organization’s culture.

Nearly 3 in 10 adults reported problems paying for health care, up from about 1 in 4 earlier this year.

Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed say they would rather never worry about their health again than never have to worry about money again.

Economic game theory predicts that rational decisionmakers will abandon any collective purchasing pool the moment someone offers a lower price for their better risk — and that predictable attrition is exactly what ignites death spirals.