Policy and Legislation
Without the cost-sharing reduction payments that allow insurers to lower deductibles, premiums in silver plans could jump by 19 percent, study says.
Researchers concluded that when states expanded eligibility they saw larger health care expenditures covered by federal funding.
Most will have to ramp up services to meet MACRA compliance standards, need to educate themselves on law itself, ASCO says.
The Affordable Care Act individual market showed progress in 2016, but still needs time to mature, S&P says.
HHS, along with other departments across the board, may have to do more with less.
Making the programs voluntary would send a damaging signal to the healthcare industry about CMS' ability to carry out mandatory demonstrations.
Senate Bill 17 calls for price transparency; drug companies would have to announce large price hikes, give detailed justification explaining hike.
Echoing sentiments from LGBT groups made when the OCR director was hired in March, a group of Democratic Senators is denouncing the appointment.
Many cited efficiency as a main reason for their stance, saying it's often a hassle to work with many different insurance companies.
By many accounts, loss of subsidies would wreck the market if successful, stranding up to 12 million without coverage.