ACA & Market Stabilization Update – September 21, 2017

Top Takeaways from this week – (1) Senate Majority Leader McConnell indicated the Graham-Cassidy Proposal will go to the Senate floor next week; (2) the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committees will hold the first hearings on ACA repeal and replacement on Monday and Tuesday; (3) The CBO announced […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – September 14, 2017

Top Takeaways from this week – (1) CBO released a report today finding that ACA premiums will rise 15 percent next year due to marketplace uncertainty; (2) the Senate HELP Committee held the final two hearings on market stabilization; (3) Sens. Graham, Cassidy, Heller and Johnson introduced their repeal and replacement proposal; and (4) Sen. […]
Bloomberg BNA Article Featuring Krista Drobac

Medicare Panel May Suggest Expanded Use of Telehealth By Mindy Yochelson | September 8, 2017 6:23PM ET • Despite growth spurt, use remains low • Advocate says increases in telehealth use will correspond to decreases in pricier in-person services (BNA) — Congress’s Medicare advisers are considering a bigger role for telehealth services, although there’s concern it might […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – September 6, 2017

Top Takeaways from this week – (1) The Senate HELP Committee held two hearings to discuss market stabilization with state insurance commissioners and governors; (2) the Senate Finance Committee has also announced a hearing on health care costs and coverage; and (3) the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that budget reconciliation instructions to repeal the ACA will […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – August 31, 2017

Top Takeaways from Recess – (1) The Senate HELP Committee has scheduled a series of hearings over the next two weeks to discuss market stabilization policies, (2) Governors Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Kasich (R-OH) sent a bipartisan letter to Congressional leadership outlining their priorities for market stabilization, and (3) the Administration announced it would cut spending […]