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Little-Noted Provision of GOP Health Bill Could Alter Employer Plans

Posted by ty97 May 4 '17, 05:28

Many people who obtain health insurance through their employers—about half of the country—could be at risk of losing protections that limit out-of-pocket costs for catastrophic illnesses, due to a little-noticed provision of the House Republican health-care bill to be considered Thursday, health-policy experts say.

The provision, part of a last-minute amendment, lets states obtain waivers from certain Affordable Care Act insurance regulations. Insurers in states that obtain the waivers could be freed from a regulation mandating that they cover 10 particular types of health services, among them maternity care, prescription drugs, mental health treatment and hospitalization.

That could also affect plans offered by large employers, health analysts said.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-noted-provision-of-gop-health-bill-could-alter-employer-plans-1493890203 (www.wsj.com)

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pay attention to what the GOP is doing... - Mel Profit May 4, 05:34 2
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  - that's definitely part of it. - Mel Profit May 4, 05:49
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- Believe me, it takes a lot for me to not adopt this tact sometimes, but I just refuse to become that person. -- nm - ty97 May 4, 05:40 1
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- I almost want them to repeal Obamacare... -- nm - Mel Profit May 4, 05:40

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