MedPage Today March 6, 2018
Shannon Firth

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s impact on the individual health insurance market has been substantial, from ending subsidies that lower out of pocket-costs for low-income enrollees, repealing the individual mandate, and proposing to lengthen the duration of short-term health plans that do not comply with core Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions.

Health policy scholars examined these actions at an event Tuesday hosted by the Brookings Institution’s Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy and the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy. They also assessed their impact, current and potential, on the overall health insurance market.

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), Congress / White House, Patient / Consumer, Public Exchange
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