Exchanges

First seen as a silver bullet to cut costs, employers now know the true value of the platform, Willis Towers Watson mid-market exchange head Rob Harkins says.

The latest plan by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million in a decade.

These industry experts are making significant contributions to employee health and retirement plans.

A Republican fallback plan to repeal all of the ACA without a replacement health program would lead to 32 million more people uninsured than under current law.

The bill already has drawn two firm no votes leaving Mitch McConnell no margin for losing GOP support to get the 50 votes he needs as senators await a CBO analysis expected early next week.

Some GOP proposals, such as emphasis on HSAs and association health plans, could help put the industry on a more stable footing.

Senate Republicans’ revised proposal to replace Obamacare would provide an added $70 billion to stabilize insurance exchanges over a decade compared with an earlier version.

Some GOP proposals, such as emphasis on HSAs and association health plans, could help put the industry on a more stable footing.

Talks about a bipartisan fallback are based on the idea that ACA insurance markets have problems and would need to be fixed if the healthcare bill dies.

Staffer in Sen. Bill Cassidy’s office shares updates on a new health reform timeline and why ‘repeal now, replace later’ won’t work.