Month: May 2017
CBO Confirms Devastating Consequences of the House-passed American Health Care Act
May 25, 2017
On May 24, 2017, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an updated cost estimate for the American Health Care Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 4, 2017, adjusting their analysis for last minute amendments to H.R. 1628. (See ITUP summary of AHCA here.) The…
Read MoreITUP ACA Watch, Issue 4 — The ACA and Medi-Cal: What’s at Stake?
May 25, 2017
This issue of ACA Watch highlights program and population changes that re-shaped Medi-Cal under ACA. In addition to expanding coverage for some of the state’s most disenfranchised residents, the ACA dramatically altered the demographic profile and scope of the Medi-Cal program. Download…
Read MoreITUP ACA Watch, Issue 4 — The ACA and Medi-Cal: What’s at Stake?
May 25, 2017
This issue of ACA Watch highlights program and population changes that re-shaped Medi-Cal under ACA. In addition to expanding coverage for some of the state’s most disenfranchised residents, the ACA dramatically altered the demographic profile and scope of the Medi-Cal program. Download…
Read MoreCalifornia Moves to Protect ACA Consumer Cost-sharing Reductions (CSRs)
May 23, 2017
On May 18, 2017, California and New York led 13 other states and the District of Columbia in filing a motion to intervene in the federal lawsuit affecting payments that reduce out-of-pocket costs for low income individuals enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces. Under…
Read MoreFact Sheet, May 2017 – Summary of The American Health Care Act
May 5, 2017
On May 4, 2017, the United States House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), H.R. 1628, as amended, as a budget reconciliation bill, on a party line vote, 217-213. The AHCA is intended to deliver on the Republican pledge to “repeal and replace”…
Read MoreU.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill that Will Lead to Millions of Uninsured
May 5, 2017
On May 4, 2017, the United States (U.S.) House of Representatives passed a budget resolution, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) (H.R. 1628), as amended. AHCA passed on a party line vote, 217-213. The AHCA is intended to deliver on the Republican pledge to “repeal and replace”…
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