Obamacare

Republican leaders plan to brief rank-and-file members on the details of their proposal this week, including changes to tax credits and other provisions.

Health savings accounts will most likely remain in the Senate’s draft of the AHCA bill, but provisions could be added.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to keep in place the ACA’s protection against higher health-insurance premiums for people with pre-existing conditions when they buy individual coverage.

If the GOP moves forward with it, companies will lose a major incentive to provide benefits and the true problem — reducing costs — will not be addressed, says adviser Craig Hasday.

If the GOP moves forward with it, companies will lose a major incentive to provide benefits and the true problem — reducing costs — will not be addressed, says adviser Craig Hasday.

In defending the unpopular and flawed House bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, a common Republican refrain is that it fully protects health-insurance coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions.

The ripple effect from individual market changes proposed under the GOP’s health reform bill will have workplace repercussions, says Willis Towers Watson’s Julia Stone.

Proposal would deliver grants to back the development of benefit models for contracts, self-employed and temp workers.

Proposal would deliver grants to back the development of benefit models for contracts, self-employed and temp workers.

About 23 million people are expected to lose their healthcare coverage by 2026 under the bill which was passed by House Republicans earlier this month.