Updates | The Week of March 27, 2017
Derek Reinbold // 4/2/17 //
Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act failed last Friday (NYT, WSJ, WaPo).
- President Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan have announced that they are moving on from efforts to repeal the ACA, leaving the legislation intact, for now (NYT).
- Yet President Trump may try to hasten the ACA’s demise, writes Josh Blackman.
The Trump Administration could detonate the Affordable Care Act’s individual marketplaces by dropping the appeal in a lawsuit that (surprisingly) gained traction, argues Nicholas Bagley in an in-depth analysis of House v. Price.
- President Trump has tremendous power to sabotage the Affordable Care Act but should not do so, explain Rachel Sachs and Nick Bagley on Take Care.
- Michael Grunwald at Politico advances four fixes the Trump Administration could implement immediately for the healthcare market.
- At WaPo, Greg Sargent looks at fixes Democrats could propose to President Trump.
- At NYT, Ross Douthat observes that, thus far, little research has shown the Affordable Care Act has improved mortality rates.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price testified today in front of House appropriators (WaPo).
- Liberals see new opportunities with healthcare improvements after last week’s failed vote (WaPo).
- House Republicans are considering a vote on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act next week (Bloomberg).
- Senator Ted Cruz has offerred a proposal on how to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Politico).
- Health insurance companies are now deciding whether to participate in 2018 marketplaces (The Hill).
Senior House Republicans said they expect the federal government to continue subsidy payments to health insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act for the remainder of the year, as House v. Price continues to be litigated (NYT).
Repealing the Affordable Care Act is back on the Republican legislative agenda (NYT).
President Trump’s nominee to run FDA compares favorably with recent nominees, but still poses problems, according to Dan Farber (Legal Planet).