President Trump Issues Executive Order on ACA, Separately Attempts to End Cost-Sharing Payments to Insurers

President Trump Issues Executive Order on ACA, Separately Attempts to End Cost-Sharing Payments to Insurers

Author: Lipscomb and Pitts Insurance, Sarah Gillespie | Producer: Andrew Bartolotta October 31, 2017 Duration: 21:38
On October 12, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the federal agencies in charge of implementing the ACA to propose new regulations or to revise existing guidance to expand access to association health plans, short term insurance plans, and HRAs. Separately, the President issued notice to stop the government’s reimbursement of cost-sharing reduction payments made by insurance carriers that participate in the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplaces. Is this the beginning of the end for the ACA? Tune in to learn why these things make a difference to the future of the ACA.

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