Marketplace Issues/Stability
AHA and other healthcare related organizations stress the importance of congressional action to lower healthcare premiums.
AHA yesterday urged the Department of Labor not to finalize a proposed rule that would allow employers, including sole proprietors, to form association health plans based on geography or industry.
AHA, others urge Congress to move forward with bipartisan legislation to reduce premiums, improve affordability, and improve the individual health insurance market.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing yesterday on CVS Health’s proposal to acquire health insurance company Aetna.
The Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services, Feb. 20 issued proposed regulations that would expand access to short-term, limited-duration health plans.
In a letter submitted to the committee, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels said that one has to look no further than recent announced partnerships on employee health care and physician acquisition.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday announced funding for states to plan and implement certain health insurance market reforms under the Affordable Care Act.
A report released today by the AHA offers state-level strategies to help stabilize the Health Insurance Marketplaces. “Given the unique characteristics of each state, there is no single option that would work for all states, and all of the options come with implementation hurdles,” the report…