Affordable Care Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week launched the window-shopping feature at HealthCare.gov, which allows consumers to preview 2018 plans and prices for the federal health insurance exchange before open enrollment begins Nov. 1.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced an agreement on a proposal that would fund cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurers for two years and eliminate temporarily certain Affordable Care Act mandates. The…
Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) yesterday released a proposal intended to stabilize the Health Insurance Marketplaces authorized by the Affordable Care Act.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, today said he and committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) had reached an agreement on legislation to fund cost-sharing reduction payments for two years and provide states some flexibility in…
The AHA and seven other national organizations this weekend urged congressional leaders to “take action now to fund cost-sharing reduction benefits for the millions of Americans who depend on this critical program.” The White House announced last week that it will stop making CSR payments…
The Trump administration will stop making cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurers, the White House announced last night. Insurers use the federal payments to reduce out-of-pocket costs for low-income individuals purchasing coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces. The…
On Oct. 12, President Trump announced several policies that will impact coverage options for individual and small business, including the comprehensiveness and cost of coverage.
America’s hospitals have long helped connect consumers with coverage and are committed to continuing to do so when open enrollment begins Nov. 1 for the 2018 Health Insurance Marketplaces.More than 20 million Americans have gained coverage over the past three years through a combination of Medicaid…
Below is a summary of the revised version of the proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) that is currently circulating in Washington, D.C.