“One potential cause for the spike in health care spending was the influx of insured patients due to the rollout of health care exchanges under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Of those who enrolled through the exchanges, 6.7 million were eligible for Medicaid coverage. Many of them would be receiving care through managed Medicaid programs, which are typically operated by private insurers under contract through the states. That could create a significant spike in spending since most of the insurers operating those plans are paid per patient, per month, regardless of whether or not the patient is actually seen by a health care provider.”
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