Maine’s Ballot Initiative to Expand Medicaid
A critical test of the popularity of the Affordable Care Act will take place in less than two weeks. On Nov. 7, voters in Maine will cast a vote on Question 2, a ballot… Read more.
Ending Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Will Wreak Havoc on Families
Yesterday, President Trump and Acting HHS Secretary Eric Hargan announced the “immediate” end of payments to fund cost-sharing reductions (CSRs). Coming three weeks before open enrollment, this is the most malicious and harmful attack… Read more.
10.13.2017 / / Insights Column
President Trump’s Executive Order Another Act of ACA Sabotage
President Trump’s Executive Order accomplishes nothing on its own. However, it asks HHS and the Department of Labor to take the Trump Administration’s ACA sabotage campaign to new heights. With less than three weeks… Read more.
10.12.2017 / / Insights Column
Another Hidden ACA Attack in Congress
This blog post originally appeared in The Hill. After a decade of fruitlessly besieging the city of Troy, the Greeks seemed to sail away for home, leaving behind a gift. “What lovely sculpture,” exclaimed the… Read more.
10.06.2017 / / Insights Column
The ACA’s Cost-Sharing Reductions: Protecting Consumers from High Out-of-Pocket Health Costs
The Trump administration announced it will stop making cost sharing reduction payments. Without these payments, a number of insurers have said they will have to leave marketplaces or raise their rates by another 20 percent. In… Read more.