At this writing, the prospects for success of the latest Republican effort to replace the Affordable Care Act appear bleak — but the Graham-Cassidy bill on which the GOP has pinned its last-ditch hopes highlights a major...more
9/25/2017
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Affordable Care Act ,
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Cost-Sharing ,
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Federal v State Law Application ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Insurance Risk Pool ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Premiums ,
Public Health Insurance Marketplace ,
Repeal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently gave a candid assessment of the chances of getting an Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement bill through the Senate, saying “I don’t know how we get to 50 (votes) at the...more
6/8/2017
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American Health Care Act (AHCA) ,
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Health Insurance ,
High Risk Pools ,
Individual Mandate ,
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Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicare ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
In an effort to make up for a funding shortfall in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Medicaid program, state policymakers have proposed solutions that include a “play-or-pay” option under which employers who fail to offer...more
5/30/2017
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Deficit Reduction ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
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Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Pay or Play ,
Preemption ,
State Legislatures
The stunning failure of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) (which we previously reported on here) has political and policy implications that we cannot forecast. Nor it is it clear to...more
3/28/2017
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
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Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Preemption ,
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Repeal ,
State Health Plans ,
Trump Administration
A recent report from the nation’s top actuaries takes a sobering look at the challenges policy makers face in creating a viable individual (i.e., non-group) health insurance market—a critical component of any plan to replace...more
The Trump campaign promised to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. On the campaign trail, candidate Trump was particularly critical of the ACA’s individual mandate, the subsidization of premium charges to older...more