MedPage Today January 21, 2022
— Do some health plans create barriers to accessing care?
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital may be politically divided, but lawmakers are finding room to at least discuss several issues related to health insurance, including reducing ethnic disparities in coverage and making insurance plans easier to compare, several health policy experts said Friday.
One issue Congress will be facing involves the expanded subsidies included in the American Rescue Plan for people signing up for health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces, said Elizabeth Wroe, JD, principal at the Leavitt Partners consulting firm. “What happens when that sunsets at the end of this year? Does that create a moment for potentially Congress to step in and expand those...
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