In the Aftermath
By David Blumenthal MD & Sara R. Collins – The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has always needed fixing. Now that the Congress has tried and failed to repeal and replace it, the time for repair seems at hand.
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8 in 10 Hospitals Stand Pat on Pop Health Strategy
Despite Uncertainty Over the ACA’s Future, more than 80% of healthcare executives say the effort to repeal and replace the ACA has not caused them to pause or otherwise change their approach to population health management, a cornerstone of the Obama administration’s strategy to address the quality and cost of healthcare.
Who Would Gain Under the Proposal to Expand Health Savings Accounts?
By JoAnn Volk & Justin Giovannelli – The U.S. House of Representatives leadership’s bill to repeal and replace the ACA would have significantly expanded the use of HSAs, which people can use to save tax-free money to pay for certain medical expenses.
ACA Medicaid Expansion Is Not a State Budget Buster
By David Harlow – Both proponents and opponents of Medicaid expansion under the ACA were concerned about the “woodwork” effect: The expectation was that once the outreach mandated by the ACA kicked into high gear, not only would newly-eligible individuals sign up for Medicaid.
CMS Issued the Final Market Stabilization Rule
CMS issued the final Market Stabilization rule, to help lower premiums and stabilize individual and small group markets and increase choices for Americans. Individuals obtaining coverage in the Marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act.
What’s Next for the ACA and the People It Covers?
By Sara R. Collins & David Blumenthal MD – If Republicans are unable to revive the failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the nation will need to turn back to ensuring the long-term success of the law.
What’s Happening with Value Based Reimbursement in 2017
By Marilyn Agbeko – To Repeal or not to repeal; that is NOT the question. Not when it comes value based care and the basic tenets of tying reimbursement to quality. At least, not that we’ve seen yet, and I daresay, not that we will see any time soon.
What Does the Draft ACA Repeal/Replace Legislation Tell Us About the Future of Medicaid?
By Sara Rosenbaum – While preliminary and incomplete, the draft offers the best evidence to date on where lawmakers may go as they work to translate ambiguous policy proposals into legally binding legislation that will determine the future of health insurance coverage for tens of millions of people.
Hospitals Worry Repeal Of Obamacare Would Jeopardize Innovations In Care
By Kristin Espeland Gourlay – Much has been written about the 20 million people who gained health insurance under the ACA, and what could happen…