A Federal-State Partnership for Repeal and Replace

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A Federal-State Partnership for Repeal and Replace Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute Organization of State Medical Association Presidents June 9, 2017

Americans agree on goals for health reform… Broad consensus that Everyone should have health coverage Coverage and care should be affordable We must protect the quality of care People should have choices of physician and insurers We must protect the most vulnerable Doctors and patients, not bureaucracies, should have control over medical decisions

How the ACA Affected Individual and Group Markets The Market Landscape

Medicaid: Primary Source of Coverage Gains December 2013 – September 2016

Effect of Individual Mandate 2015 Source: IRS

Millions could lose coverage without congressional action A rescue effort: Millions could lose coverage without congressional action  

Higher costs, fewer insurers Since 2013, individual premiums increased 99%. Family premiums increased 140%, according to eHealth Insurers’ requested rate hikes for 2018: Connecticut 34% Maryland 59% Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is leaving the exchange. 25 counties with no exchange option Anthem’s departure could leave shoppers in 20 Ohio counties without an exchange option 

Limited choice of insurers

The Plan

Congress’ three-pronged plan Pass Repeal and Replace legislation Regulatory action First HHS rule to stabilize the market, finalized in April Shortens the 2018 annual open enrollment period Expands verification of eligibility for subsidies Allows insurers to collect back premiums before re-enrollment, etc. Regular order bills that could get 60 Senate votes. Up next week/House: Medical Liability Reform Tax credits available for COBRA insurance Tri-Care Veterans eligible for credits Already passed the House: Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R. 1101) allowing small businesses to pool together to try to lower health insurance costs Cross-state purchasing of health insurance

Repeal and Replace Legislation   The American Health Care Act passed the House May 3, now on to the Senate. Action likely this summer.

Core provisions of the House AHCA Continues support for those currently on coverage Preserves Medicaid expansion, but eventually at the normal federal match Grandfathers current subsidies and provides new subsidies to help people purchase coverage Young adults can stay on parents’ policies up to age 26 Eliminates tax penalties for the individual and employer mandates Repeals most ACA taxes (delays the Cadillac Tax)

Replace bill also … Allows states some regulatory flexibility, including age rating and benefit design Provides $138 billion (over 10 years) to states to stabilize insurance markets. Added help for the most needy, and extra money to protect those w/ pre-existing conditions HSA expansion Refundable tax credits to individuals to purchase coverage, up to $14,000 a year for a family “Continuous coverage” requirement replaces individual mandate

What about pre-existing conditions? Federal protections stay in place --Guaranteed issue for insurance companies --Insurers can’t deny/ limit coverage based on pre-ex Under the American Health Care Act, no one will be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition States can waive pre-ex only if they have a safety net in place, such as a functional high risk pool $138 billion in added subsidies will provide protection through premium subsidies, risk pools, etc.

Individual responsibility No one who keeps their insurance continuously will be charged more because they are sick or get sick. If people wait to purchase coverage when they need it, they can be charged more If people don't buy coverage or drop their plans, they face a 30% surcharge for one year when they reenroll

Would 23 million be without coverage Would 23 million be without coverage? CBO ascribes magical powers to the individual mandate… 2017: Number of uninsured up by 4 million 2 million Medicaid beneficiaries who pay nothing for their coverage drop it 1 million people drop their coverage in the exchanges 1 million with job-based coverage drop out 2018: CBO says 14 million more uninsured 5 million will abandon Medicaid 2 million will drop their employer-sponsored coverage 6 million will leave the exchanges CBO says they don’t lose coverage because of the new bill, but because they are no longer forced to buy insurance since the individual mandate penalty is repealed

What ‘s next?

Key Role for the States

States have new opportunities HHS is anxious to approve waivers giving states more flexibility with insurance and Medicaid HHS is encouraging states to use a provision of existing law, “State Innovation Waivers,” to reform their health insurance markets

Potential State Opportunity to Reform Care: ACA Section 1332 Waivers Gives states flexibility to restructure programs if they achieve similar coverage, access and costs • ACA statute requires that waivers provide coverage at least as comprehensive and affordable without increasing the federal deficit Expect HHS/CMS to be more generous and flexible with states Few states have submitted proposals so far • Alaska reinsurance program • Hawaii alternative to SHOP exchange

HHS and White House executive actions

President Trump’s Executive Order The EO, issued January 20, directs the HHS Secretary to: “…exercise all authority and discretion available to them to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement of the Act that would impose a fiscal burden on any State or a cost, fee, tax, penalty, or regulatory burden on individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients, recipients of healthcare services, purchasers of health insurance, or makers of medical devices, products, or medications.”

How HHS Can Use That Authority The phrases “the Secretary shall” and “the Secretary may” occur 1,400 times in the text of the ACA The Obama administration made liberal use of this authority. The Galen Institute has identified 43 provisions of law that the Obama administration either waived, delayed or ignored These administrative actions affected everything from individual and corporate mandates, to cost-sharing provisions, to premium stabilization and to waivers for non-compliant plans The Trump administration may prove as aggressive in using its authorities to alter the ACA as its predecessor was in creating it

twitter.com/GalenInstitute facebook.com/GalenInstitute Grace-Marie Turner Galen Institute 703-299-8900 gracemarie@galen.org twitter.com/GalenInstitute facebook.com/GalenInstitute @gracemarietweet Subscribe to our free email alerts at www.ObamaCareWatch.org