Health Affairs March 7, 2019
Katie Keith

On March 6, 2019, the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives held its second legislative hearing on bills related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Subcommittee’s first legislative hearing focused on four pieces of legislation to reverse or limit recent ACA policy changes made by the Trump administration. During this hearing, lawmakers discussed three bills that would help strengthen the individual market through additional federal funding for reinsurance programs, navigators, and new state-based marketplaces.

Also on March 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its second request for information (RFI) in two weeks on the ACA. The first RFI solicited stakeholder input on challenges related to maintaining grandfathered group coverage under...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Public Exchange, Regulations, States
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