Congressional Staff Briefing 2017 ACA Repeal and Replace: Ensuring a Smooth Transition Why Repeal and Replace Must Be Paired with Short-Term Market Stabilization The ACA made massive changes to health markets – some positive and some negative. It created new consumer protections, corrected market imbalances, and reduced the number of uninsured Americans to historic […]
Congressional Staff Briefing 2017 ACA Repeal and Replace: Subsidy Portability Empowering Consumers and Expanding Choice Thursday, February 16, 2017 10:00 a.m., Russell-188 The ACA provides premium subsidies to help individuals afford health insurance coverage. However, the law only allows consumers to use their subsidies to purchase plans sold on publicly run exchanges, and it limits […]
Washington, DC: The Council for Affordable Health Coverage (CAHC) – a coalition of employers, insurers, brokers, agents, patient groups, and physician organizations – will hold a Congressional briefing on Thursday, June 22nd, at 10 AM entitled, "Health Insurance Markets: What is Happening and How Can Congress Fix it?" The briefing, held one day after the […]
Washington, DC: The Council for Affordable Health Coverage (CAHC) – a coalition of employers, insurers, brokers, agents, patient groups, and physician organizations – will hold a Congressional briefing on Tuesday, September 19th at 10 AM entitled "1332 Reasons for Reform: An Explainer on ACA Waivers and What States are Doing to Strengthen Markets for Consumers." […]
Resources from This Briefing: Slide presentation from the Council for Affordable Health Coverage Slide presentation from Blue Shield of California Slide presentation from eHealth The Council for Affordable Health Coverage (CAHC) – a coalition of employers, insurers, life science companies, PBMs, brokers, agents, patient groups, and physician organizations – will hold a Congressional briefing on […]
Materials From This Briefing: CAHC PowerPoint Presentation on the State of 1332 Waivers Handout: State Opportunities to Reduce Premiums, How Section 1332 Waivers Can Launch State-Led Health Reform Handout: Untie States' Hands by Reforming Obamacare Waivers Washington, DC: The Council for Affordable Health Coverage (CAHC) – a coalition of employers, insurers, life science companies, PBMs, […]
When: Thursday, October 18th Noon – 1 PM Et Where: Senate Visitors Center (SVC), Room 203 Media: Open Press RSVP: [email protected] Washington, DC: The Council for Affordable Health Coverage (CAHC) – a coalition of employers, insurers, life science companies, PBMs, brokers, agents, patient groups, and physician organizations – will hold a Congressional briefing on Thursday, […]
"The Price of Good Health: Health Policies & Politics in the 116th Congress” January 15, 2019 | The Newseum, Washington D.C. Presented by the Council for Affordable Health Coverage (Cahc) and Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage (P4ESC) Featured a Keynote Address from The Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services Additional Speakers: Congresswoman Debbie […]
Materials from This Event: CAHC Primer on Medicare Part B PowerPoint Presentation from CAHC President Joel White PowerPoint Presentation from the U.S. Chamber’s Katie Mahoney Report from Galen Institute’s Doug Badger Op-Ed from SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan Speaker Biographies Prescription drug prices are once again a key focus in Washington, with policymakers […]
Materials from This Event: CAHC Primer on Medicare Part B PowerPoint Presentation from CAHC President Joel White Report from Galen Institute’s Doug Badger Op-Ed from SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan Prescription drug prices are once again a key focus in Washington, with policymakers on both sides of the aisle looking for solutions to […]
Materials From Today’s Event: CAHC Report: “Prescriptions for Savings: Policies to Increase Patient Access and Improve Affordability for Prescription Drugs” Presentation on Real-Time Benefit Check from CoverMyMeds Speaker Bios Speakers: Nicole Braccio, National Patient Advocate Foundation Perry Lewis, CoverMyMeds Julie Cantor-Weinberg, Prime Therapeutics Joel White, Council for Affordable Health Coverage, (Moderator) Lawmakers on […]
Materials From This Event: Powerpoint Presentations From Event Speakers Cost Analysis of Various Surprise Billing Proposals From Cahc Chief Economist Jeff Lemieux Speaker Biographies More than half of Americans have been impacted by surprise medical bills, according to a recent survey. Lawmakers are eager to take action, with bipartisan – but markedly different – measures […]
