Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Fate Of Business Linked To Trump's Family Rests On How He'll Move Forward With Health Care
The Wall Street Journal: Uncertainty Ahead For Health Insurer Started By Kushner’s Brother
For health insurance startup Oscar Insurance Corp., the election of Donald Trump could be a tough pill to swallow, complicated by ownership ties to the incoming administration that will put it under a bright spotlight. The New York company built its business on the Affordable Care Act, the health law that Mr. Trump and congressional Republicans have vowed to dismantle. Josh Kushner, brother of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, is a co-founder, and prominent Trump supporter Peter Thiel is among Oscar’s main investors. (Winkler and Wilde Mathews, 11/21)
The Washington Post: The Family Tie That Could Make Whatever Trump Does To Obamacare Awkward
President-elect Donald Trump's promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act raises a host of questions for health-insurance companies and consumers. ... Oscar Health, a start-up insurance company that has been valued at $2.7 billion, grappled with the uncertainty last week. In a blog post, its founders acknowledged the unknowns: “Though the precise nature of these changes has not yet been determined, we believe it is important to set forth Oscar's observations on the health care landscape.” A co-author of that blog post happens to be Joshua Kushner — the brother of Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared Kushner. (Johnson, 11/21)
