Healthcare reform

The benefits community — and the whole country — will be watching closely to see just how President Trump fires the Affordable Care Act.

Employers’ No. 1 question is how to position their strategy under the new administration, says adviser Craig Hasday.

NBGH’s Brian Marcotte and National Alliance’s Mike Thompson sound off on the Affordable Care Act, President Trump and getting workers engaged in their healthcare — and how all that affects employer strategy.

Dismantling the ambitious Affordable Care Act will take time as businesses await the fate of HSAs, wellness programs and other employee benefits.

The Affordable Care Act was ‘born broken’ and needs a bipartisan solution to succeed, says lawyer Peter Marathas.

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is making an offer to Democrats he hopes they won’t refuse: If their states like Obamacare, they can keep it.

Rep. Tom Price, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, will appear for the first time before U.S. senators Wednesday amid growing ethics concerns and uncertainty among Republicans about how they will repeal and replace the ACA.

A bevy of additional expenses, while rarely stated, weigh heavily on the decision to visit a physician.

A bevy of additional expenses, while rarely stated, weigh heavily on the decision to visit a physician.

House Republican leaders said Tuesday they would push ahead with their swift repeal of the ACA, even as a breakaway group of five moderate Senate Republicans is trying to delay a bill until March.

A marathon of Senate confirmation hearings starting this week will give Democrats the chance to put Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees on trial even though they have little chance of actually blocking any of them.

When looking at the new administration and their plans for ACA, business owners will be considering their role in the new political landscape.

When looking at the new administration and their plans for ACA, business owners will be considering their role in the new political landscape.

Before Obamacare is repealed or replaced, benefit advisers must be aware of the rules that are still in place, advises Jenny Riley of Hodges-Mace.

When looking at the new administration and their plans for ACA, business owners will be considering their role in the new political landscape.

More than 4 million people picked ACA plans in the 39 states that use the federal HealthCare.gov marketplace in the first six weeks of the 2017 sign-up period.

With the opportunity to fix health reform under Trump, the GOP also has the obligation to get it right, says adviser Craig Hasday.

For the past five years, Chicago has kept its healthcare bill for employees and retirees roughly flat, at about $450 million a year. And reflected in this success are reforms that hold much promise for the future.

Tom Price’s nomination has employers hoping the Trump administration will give a “thoughtful relook” to healthcare reform that focuses on cost.

Tom Price’s nomination has employers hoping the Trump administration will give a “thoughtful relook” to healthcare reform that focuses on cost.