American Health Care Act News

How Insurance Markets Could Be Affected If GOP Reduces Essential Benefits

Rules on what benefits health insurance plans must cover have become a major negotiating point as Republicans wrangle votes to repeal Obamacare, even though removing the regulations is likely to upset U.S. insurance markets. The requirements, called Essential Health Benefits, …

Republican Health Care Act Moves Closer to House Vote

Deeply divided Republicans squeezed their U.S. healthcare overhaul, backed by President Donald Trump, through a key House of Representatives panel on Thursday despite defections by three conservatives who consider it too similar to the Obamacare law it is intended to …

Insurers, Hospitals Worry Republican Plan Makes Insurance Less Affordable

The House Republican health insurance plan suggests coverage after Obamacare will be less affordable, insurers and industry experts said on Tuesday, raising questions about whether Americans will enroll and insurance companies will enter the market. The draft legislation rolls back …

Here Is a Section-by-Section Summary of Republicans’ Health Care Act

The following summary of the American Health Care Act, meant as a repeal and replacement for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), has been prepared by the Republican staff of the House Committee on Ways and Means. A copy can also …