Healthcare reform

The Trump administration doubled down on its demand that House Republican leaders hold a vote Friday on their embattled healthcare bill without any changes.

Meghan Brady, a 2017 EBA Rising Star in Advising, has gone from intern to senior account executive at HUB International — ‘learning and re-learning’ along the way.

House leaders delayed a scheduled vote on their embattled health-care bill as conservatives mulled a deal proposed by the Trump administration aimed at winning Republican holdouts’ support.

The American Health Care Act lacked focus on health priorities and sustainability, says benefits expert Francois Millard.

Adviser Mark Gaunya acknowledges a ‘sad truth’ from his recent visit to Capitol Hill — legislators aren’t interested in making insurance costs more transparent.

More than enough Senate Republicans oppose the House bill to kill it — with rival camps insisting on pulling the bill in opposite directions to meet their demands.

These mark-ups are just the starting point in a process where the House and Senate will each weigh in. We may also see additional proposals from the Trump administration before any new legislation is in final form.

Republican dissension is mounting over a proposal to repeal and replace the ACA, even as the bill passed another hurdle in Congress.

A last-minute White House bid to win the support of reluctant House conservatives for the GOP Obamacare replacement bill by discussing possible changes risks losing the support of party moderates.

Agent commissions still included as part of calculation in GOP health plan, but NAIFA, NAHU, other broker groups working to engineer a solution.

From repealing tax penalties to expanding savings vehicles, the AHCA contains several proposals to help with compliance burdens and insurance expenses.

The introduced AHCA includes the possibility of new state requirements and a postponement of the Cadillac tax.

From repealing tax penalties to expanding savings vehicles, the AHCA contains several proposals to help with compliance burdens and insurance expenses.

The American Health Care Act lacks focus on health priorities and sustainability, says benefits expert Francois Millard.

Tax credits, health savings accounts seek to help individuals pay for health insurance.

By removing the ACA’s employer mandate, GOP legislation could give advisers the opportunity to more closely customize benefits.

There’s more work to do, but the American Health Care Act helps advisers to do their jobs by removing regulatory burdens on employer-sponsored benefits.

The introduced AHCA includes the possibility of new state requirements and a postponement of the Cadillac tax.

Agent commissions still included as part of calculation in GOP health plan, but NAIFA, NAHU, other broker groups working to engineer a solution.

By removing the ACA’s employer mandate, GOP legislation could give advisers the opportunity to more closely customize benefits.