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The Trump administration's first draft regulatory revisions to the ACA are out. Turns out the answer was higher deductibles, narrower networks, and smaller affordability tax credits.
So I guess the things people don't like about the ACA are fixed? What were those again?
Anyway, Cohn has a decent overview.
So I guess the things people don't like about the ACA are fixed? What were those again?
Anyway, Cohn has a decent overview.
President Donald Trump has frequently attacked the high deductibles and narrow doctor networks in the Affordable Care Act’s insurance options.
But, his administration just proposed regulations that would give insurers a green light to introduce plans with even higher deductibles and narrower networks.
The same regulations could also reduce the amount of financial assistance that lower- and middle-income people receive.
Timothy Jost, an emeritus law professor at Washington and Lee University, told The Huffington Post he found some irony in the result: “Two of the biggest complaints people have had are narrow networks and higher cost-sharing, and this regulation will increase cost-sharing and allow narrower networks with less oversight.”