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3 weird AHCA individual health product effects
By Allison BellThe CBO says the proposal could do strange things to coverage value.
March 14, 2017
Voters won't ignore this CBO scoreThe author hates the ACA but questions whether AHCA will have much curb appeal.
March 14, 2017
HC2 still wants long-term care insurance blocksA mini conglomerate lost money on LTCI in the fourth quarter but still likes that business.
March 14, 2017
Price reboots ACA reboot programHHS is welcoming Section 1332 applications for high-risk pools and reinsurance programs.
March 14, 2017
Interest rates and long-term care insurance problemsWhat percentage of "morbidity assumption problems" are low investment returns in disguise?
March 13, 2017
Senate confirms Seema Verma as CMS administratorThree Democrats and an independent crossed the aisle to vote for the Indiana health program consultant.
March 13, 2017
Anthem: Subsidy cash key to saving individual healthJoseph Swedish did praise the Republican ACA change bill, but he has some notes.
March 13, 2017
CBO sees AHCA cutting $337 billion from the deficitIn 2026, the number of uninsured people might be 86 percent higher than under current law.