Take Care  //  3/26/17  //  Topic Update


Despite President Trump’s lobbying, House Republicans postponed a planned vote on a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act (NYT).

  • Trump’s bill contains all of the constitutional flaws asserted by Republicans against the Affordable Care Act, argues Leah Litman on Take Care.

The Trump administration’s indecision on health care policy creates harmful uncertainty for health insurers, as Rachel Sachs demonstrates on Take Care.


Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

Idaho has proposed regulations that would allow insurance companies to offer plans that do not comply with the Affordable Care Act. It is unclear whether the Department of Health and Human Services will intervene. The Senate confirmed former drug company executive Alex M. Azar II as the new secretary of Health and Human Services.

Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018

1/14/18  //  Daily Update

The president’s declaration of an opioid emergency has been ineffective. The Trump Administration adopts a Medicare model startlingly similar to the Obama-era one it rejected.

Update | Week of October 30, 2017

11/6/17  //  Daily Update

A proposed rule on essential health benefits may be illegal. A repeal of the individual mandate may be included in the tax reform bill.