Short-term plans, Medicaid waivers, MA benefits dominate AHIP conferences

A new probe into short-term health plans, debate over the Trump administration’s work requirements under Medicaid and the fertile Medicare Advantage market were among the hot topics at AHIP’s two conferences last week.

House Committee on Energy & Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., used the event to announce that Democrats are investigating short-term, limited duration plans, while HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan hinted the agency is looking at paring down decades-old substance abuse reporting requirements for payers and providers.

Here’s more on what to know from the three-day event.

The Trump administration holds up short-term and association health plans as key alternatives to Affordable Care Act coverage for Americans...

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