Krugman: McKinsey Pulls Back the Curtain

[ProSense]

McKinsey Pulls Back the Curtain

McKinsey has now released some (not all) of the details from its mystery study. True to form, the company now claims that a study touted as evidence that companies “will” drop coverage was “not predictive.” Uh-huh.

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One way to see this is to ask how well informed respondents to the poll were about even the current numbers, let alone what their choices will look like once the Affordable Care Act has taken full effect. Well, respondents were asked how much their companies currently spend on health care per full-time employee. And the answer:

When asked how much their companies spend on medical and prescription drug benefits per full-time employee – something you might expect a health benefit pro to be intimately familiar with – 58.3% said they didn’t know.

It’s pretty clear that McKinsey was trying to drum up/scout out business, and someone had the bright idea of weighing in on policy debate on the Republican side. Bad idea, and nobody should be quoting this study for that purpose.

[rurallib]

1. I think that is the first time I read a comments section

where the comments actually made sense and added to the discussion.

[Marsala]

2. I guess it wasn't meant to be a factual study n/t