The pending House farm bill authorizes up to $65 million to help agricultural organizations set up association health plans (AHPs) to cover their ... Read more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized health care rule changes that will weaken benefit standards, likely harming people with pre-existing conditions; ... Read more
Iowa lawmakers are considering exempting health plans offered by the state’s Farm Bureau from the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) benefit standards and consumer protections. That ... Read more
The Trump Administration proposed rules today to expand the use of short-term health plans as an alternative to plans that meet more stringent ... Read more
The idea of reimbursing health insurers for some costs associated with their highest-cost enrollees, known as reinsurance, is gaining traction as policymakers seek ways to ... Read more
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) critics are now proposing “alternative” health coverage options that offer skimpier benefits and operate separately from regular health insurance markets ... Read more
The Trump Administration’s proposed new rule to dramatically broaden enrollment in association health plans (AHPs) would likely have a devastating effect on small-group insurance markets, ... Read more
President Trump's October 12 executive order, if implemented as described, would destabilize insurance markets that cover millions of individuals and small businesses, undermine protections for people with pre-existing health conditions, and make health coverage far less comprehensive and less affordable than it is today. Read more
The Trump Administration has issued proposed regulations to substantially weaken the Affordable Care Act’s Essential Health Benefits standard. Read more
Now that Iowa has withdrawn its request for a federal “1332 waiver” to allow it to change its health insurance market, some state officials are ... Read more
