Marketplace Issues/Stability
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.
In a statement submitted today to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for the fourth in a series of hearings on stabilizing the individual health insurance market, AHA urged Congress to address the major issues contributing to marketplace volatility.
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) Sept. 13 unveiled a health care reform bill that would repeal components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).