Already-Jittery Insurers Eye Uncertain Future With Concern
A crisis for the marketplaces could be brewing after the defeat of the American Health Care Act.
The Wall Street Journal:
Health Insurers Wrestle With Next Steps As GOP Bill Fails
House Republicans’ failure to pass their bill overhauling the Affordable Care Act leaves health-care companies with continued challenges, most acutely for insurers facing decisions about whether to offer plans in the existing law’s marketplaces next year. (Wilde Mathews and Evans, 3/24)
Modern Healthcare:
As GOP Bill Founders, Pressure Mounts On Insurers To Keep ACA Alive
GOP leaders could face a crisis soon when jittery insurers must announce whether they'll sell plans for 2018 and how they'll price them. [House Speaker Paul] Ryan said his big concern is that the ACA insurance market could collapse, with exiting insurers and soaring premiums. “We'll try to prop it up, but it's so fundamentally flawed that I don't know if it's possible.” But many experts say administration actions and and inactions—notably the failure to fund payments to insurers for cost-sharing reductions and reinsurance—have contributed to the instability. (Meyer, 3/25)
The Associated Press:
Global Stocks Weaker As US Health Overhaul Failure Lingers
Global stocks were lower on Monday as caution among investors prevailed with lingering doubts about the future policy agenda of the new U.S. administration following the health care reform failure. (3/27)
