Being proposed in one state or another so even though it seems we just got through a few weeks ago, insurers are already proposing their rates for the department of insurance for the coming year. What we are going to try to do today with the help of a group of panelists with analytical firepower is to help explain what those numbers mean and what importance we should place on them. One fact i would like you to keep in mind is most of the members you will be hearing referred to policies in whats called the individual market and in the year 2012 about 19 Million People were covered in that market out of the 267 on the elderly americans who have coverage from all sources. As interesting as this discussion will be remembered that it applies to about 7 of americans with coverage. We are pleased to have the Commonwealth Fund a century old philanthropy to establish a commonwealth and we are pleased to have as the moderator the Vice President for federal and state Health Policy somebody with a
These fundraisers and vigils, emails and postcards, small and large signs of recognition and love from our colleagues, from people across the country, are a form of giving back. And they give me hope that eventually we will prevail in this effort to make a differen difference. Scarlet lewis, jesses mom, is also a hero. She heard about the cruz family, who had lost two of their children to a drunk driver. Scarlet responded with that same resilience and strength by offering to give a fundraiser for the cruz family. And when she asked was asked about her family and about what she had done, she explained quote what brings meaning to the suffering is doing something for someone else. In doing something for them, im also helping my own healing. Nearly 90 of americans support commonsense measures like background checks, a number that is virtually unchanged since the issue soared to the forefront of our political discourse in the wake of sandy hook. Even in gunowning households, the support is
Cycle 3 Grant Funding for a more indepth of co pays and deductibles and also analyze pricing data in coordination with premium and rate filing information. David, could i just ask you to clarify the difference between the rate information and the pricing information . Right. Thats a great question. So the rate information is the information that the carrier files to justify the underlying to justify the ultimate premium thats charged in the market. So if you pay, just making up numbers. If you pay 500 a month in premium, thats what the issuer charges you, the rate filing supports all the data of how they get to that price. So in terms of the interplay between the departments of insurance and the state and federal marketplaces, the departments of insurance are solely responsible for reviewing and approving rates. Except for those five states that hhs has determined do not have an effective rate review program, in which case hhs is reviewing rates in that state. So when gu o on line for
Its based on something referred to as a fixed Market Basket, sort of like look at all the stuff people are buying at a point in time and how much to those prices go up. Would avoid two things you bought come you bought equal amounts, one of than doubled in price and the other one stayed the same, if one doubled and the other state the same, you would say, you at 50 increase in prices. So thats kind of what the fixed Market Basket approach would say. It tells you much the prices go up on the stuff that you have bought and that youve considered buying. Nothing is added in the cpi by the way for new things that come on the market. Some of us are old enough to remember vcrs coming around. Everyone here probably remembers when dvd players came around. Lots of other things like that. When they come into the cpi, they dont boost the level of cpi. Its just a rate of change and the prices of things that are already out there. An interesting thing about the nature of new things that come in, new
History . Do discuss from the white house, jacob lew, rand paul from kentucky, and from the house, marcia fudge, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Plus my exclusive interview with Samantha Power on syria, iran, and that controversial comment about hillary clinton. Ive regretted it pretty much every day since. And president obama weighs in on the Washington Redskins name controversy. Im Savannah Guthrie filling in for david gregory. All that on this edition of meet the press on sunday, october 6. From nbc news in washington, meet the press with david gregory. Substituting today, Savannah Guthrie. Good evening, everyone. The latest on the shutdown in a moment, but first the leader in bombings in kenya and tanzania. Tanzania is now in u. S. Custody. It ends a 15year manhunt. He was seized in broad daylight near the tripoli capital on saturday. He will be brought to the u. S. To stand trial. An alshabab leader linked to the kenya Shopping Mall attack was linked to a town in southern