ACA & Market Stabilization Update – December 14, 2017
Top Takeaways from this week – (1) The current tax reform package includes a repeal of the individual mandate; (2) House republicans have introduced a number of standalone bills that delay several ACA taxes; and (3) Open Enrollment for the federally-facilitated marketplace ends tomorrow. Congressional Action – Yesterday, the House-Senate Conference Committee met to discuss […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – 7 December 2017
Top Takeaways from this week – (1) Sen. Collins continues to negotiate with leadership for a vote on two market stabilization bills as Congress finalizes tax reform and fiscal year 2018 appropriations; and (2) the House is also working on delaying several ACA taxes through the Medicare extenders package. Congressional Action– On Saturday, the Senate […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – November 30, 2017
Top Takeaway from this week – (1) The Senate is moving towards a vote on tax reform, which includes a repeal of the ACA’s individual mandate; (2) Senator Collins has said leadership is committed to enacting two market stabilization bills by the end of the year; and (3) Enrollment in the federally-facilitated exchanges slowed in […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – November 16, 2017
Top Takeaway from this week – (1) On Tuesday, Senate leadership announced the decision to include a repeal of the individual mandate in the Senate’s tax reform bill, however the House bill passed without including a repeal; and (2) over 875,000 people enrolled in coverage through Healthcare.gov during the second week of the ACA’s fifth […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – November 9, 2017
Top Takeaway from this week – (1) Over 600,000 people enrolled in coverage through Healthcare.gov during the first four days of the ACA’s fifth open enrollment period; (2) Despite a push to include a repeal of the individual mandate into tax reform, it has not yet been added to either the House or Senate versions; […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – October 26, 2017
Top Takeaway from this week – (1) Senate Finance Committee Chair Hatch (R-UT) and House Ways & Means Committee Chair Brady (R-TX) introduced a more conservative market stabilization bill; (2) the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the Alexander-Murray bill; and (3) a federal judge has denied a request to require the Administration to […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – October 19, 2017
Top Takeaway from this week – (1) Last Thursday, President Trump announced his decision to cut off payments for cost-sharing reductions immediately; (2) Senate HELP Committee Chair Alexander and Ranking Member Murray announced a market stabilization deal; and (3) President Trump has waffled on his support for the deal, sowing confusion. Late last week, President […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – October 12, 2017
Top Takeaway from this week – The White House released an Executive Order that would expand access to association health plans, limited duration health insurance, and amend rules related to health reimbursement accounts. This week, the White House released an Executive Order (EO) intended to increase access to more affordable health care coverage by directing […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – October 5, 2017
Top Takeaways from this week – (1) Senate HELP Committee Chair Alexander & Ranking Member Murray continue to make progress on a market stabilization package; and (2) On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Schumer called for ACA market stabilization provisions to be combined with CHIP reauthorization. This week, Senate HELP Committee leaders continued to work towards […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – September 28, 2017
Top Takeaways from this week – (1) Senate GOP leaders have postponed a vote on the Graham-Cassidy-Johnson-Hiller bill due to insufficient support; (2) Senate HELP Committee leadership announced their intent to restart market stabilization negotiations; and (3) President Trump announced he is considering an Executive Order to allow the sale of insurance across state lines. […]
