ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – July 20, 2017

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Top takeaways from the week: (1) Senate Republicans remain at an impasse regarding their stalled ACA repeal plan, (2) Republicans released an updated repeal-only bill, the Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act (ORRA), modeled after the 2015 Reconciliation bill, (3) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released two sets of projections based on the ORRA and the most… Read more »

ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – July 13, 2017

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Top takeaways from the week: 1) Senate Republicans released an updated version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act and 2) Senate leadership is hoping to bring the bill to the floor next week, with an updated CBO score expected on Monday, and 3) Democrats are pushing for bipartisan fixes to the ACA, having released a… Read more »

ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – June 29, 2017

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Top takeaways from the week: 1) The Congressional Budget Office released its score of the BCRA on Monday, finding similar coverage losses as the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA), and 2) the score prompted Republicans to postpone a vote on their ACA repeal and replacement legislation until after they return from recess. This week,… Read more »

ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – June 22, 2017

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  Top takeaways from the week: 1) Today, Senate Republicans released a discussion draft of their repeal and replacement legislation, which is expected to move to the Senate floor for a vote early next week, 2) Congressional Budget Office is expected to release a score of the legislation on Monday, and 3) Wednesday was the… Read more »

ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – June 15, 2017

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Top takeaways from the week: (1) The Senate is running out of time to be able to vote on the AHCA before the July 4 recess, (2) Several Republicans are now urging the White House to continue funding cost-sharing reduction payments, (3) The House passed three bills as part of the “third phase” of repeal… Read more »