Obamacare

With the election of Donald Trump, the possible replacement of the ACA is the first thing that comes to mind for many Americans. Steve Flores, partner at Winston & Strawn, asks if Trump has the power to do so?

Key Republicans in Congress are cautioning that replacing Obamacare will be a difficult and lengthy process that won’t happen in the first days of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration."

Donald Trump and Republicans are about to encounter a political nightmare: unraveling the Affordable Care Act, says Bloomberg View columnist Albert R. Hunt.

Repeal of employer mandate, reporting requirements on the table in Trump administration, says the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers’ Joel Wood.

Which aspects of the Affordable Care Act will not be repealed, and what will be adjusted?

Tax deductions, coverage limits and drug approval process all need to be addressed, say industry insiders.

The benefits community — and the whole country — will be watching closely to see just how President-elect Trump fires the ACA.

Having met with the President-elect’s pre-transition team, the broker org is ready to promote agent interests in new political landscape, says VP of gov’t affairs Marcy Buckner.

Although the president-elect has not shared many details, advisers and other stakeholders see the ACA playing a big role early on.

Obama suggested areas of the health law to keep during Trump's Thursday meeting with the President.

Even if the ACA is repealed, reformed, or replaced; these six issues must still be addressed, says consultant Rob Thurston.

Uncertainty and general confusion continue, says EmployeeTech’s Michael Weiskirch, who answers common questions on 2016-17 DOL filing.

Washington insiders are likely candidates as point person to repeal and replace the ACA in the forthcoming administration.

Benefits professionals will need a crystal ball to determine how the President-elect’s policies will shape up, says SHRM’s Lisa Horn.

It’s official: Donald Trump will soon be our nation’s 45th president. Now the work begins to forecast what the next four years will bring.

President-elect Donald Trump outlined some pieces of his healthcare program, largely following ideas he laid out during his campaign, from a repeal of Obamacare, his predecessor’s signature health law, to language indicating opposition to abortion.

The president-elect wants to take down the ACA, but he does not have it in for advisers, says Sage Benefit Advisers’ Vinnie Daboul.

The first 100 days will be critical for the new president to prove he can work with legislators, says Sun Life’s James Slotnick.

Industry lobbyists ready to defend employer-sponsored healthcare system and tackle cost, MLR issues under Republican-led Congress.

Washington insiders are likely candidates as point person to repeal and replace the ACA in the forthcoming administration.