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Washington, D.C.—A federal judge has blocked a rule change that would have expanded the availability of Association Health Plans (AHP). These plans often leave beneficiaries underinsured because they are exempt from covering the essential health benefits required under the health care law, including prescription drug coverage, and can also cap coverage based on the number of hospital days or cost of services and cover less ...

... passed a 2011 fiscal year (FY 2011) spending bill, H.R. 1, in February that stripped the budget of funds necessary to implement the Affordable Care Act and also made deep cuts to federal cancer research and prevention programs. The Senate and the president considered the bill a ... the March 18 deadline.      The Hill reports on other tactics the House is considering to strip funding from the Affordable Care Act.   Health Insurance Rate Increases   Under the Affordable Care Act, health plans must justify any unreasonable rate increases to the states and the federal government, and post them on their websites. The Department ...

... its plan for reducing the national debt.   The House budget resolution calls for $6 trillion in cuts over 10 years and repeals the Affordable Care Act by denying the funds needed to implement the law, such as subsidies for middle-class Americans to purchase insurance in state exchanges and elimination of the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Both the budget resolution and White House plan would seek to reduce Medicare and Medicaid spending.   The House plan would transform Medicaid into a block grant program and Medicare into a voucher system whereby seniors would receive a fixed subsidy to purchase health insurance in the private market.   The President’s proposal would reduce Medicaid expenditures by standardizing the federal match and ...

... its plan for reducing the national debt.   The House budget resolution calls for $6 trillion in cuts over 10 years and repeals the Affordable Care Act by denying the funds needed to implement the law, such as subsidies for middle-class Americans to purchase insurance in state exchanges and elimination of the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Both the budget resolution and White House plan would seek to reduce Medicare and Medicaid spending.   The House plan would transform Medicaid into a block grant program and Medicare into a voucher system whereby seniors would receive a fixed subsidy to purchase health insurance in the private market.   The President’s proposal would reduce Medicaid expenditures by standardizing the federal match and ...