New federal rules, released today , allow short-term plans exempt from pre-existing condition protections and benefit standards to last for up to one year ... Read more
*/ The Trump Administration and some states have either implemented or are considering policy changes that would expand enrollment in skimpier health plans that skirt ... Read more
Recent federal rule changes hand two new troubling health care options to states: the ability to scale back essential health benefit (EHB) standards and to ... Read more
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
