Affordable Care Act
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鈥
The AHA and seven other national organizations this weekend urged congressional leaders to 鈥渢ake action now to fund cost-sharing reduction benefits for the millions of Americans who depend on this critical program.鈥 The White House announced last week that it will stop making CSR payments鈥
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鈥
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鈥檚 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鈥
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.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) tonight released preliminary estimates of the coverage and financial impact of the Graham-Cassidy proposal to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act.
Please join us on Wednesday, Sept. 27 for a Virtual Advocacy Day as we urge the Senate to reject the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposal to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act.