Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
It's Not Just People On Obamacare Exchanges Who Will Be Affected By Repeal
Los Angeles Times: Obamacare Repeal Would Also Affect Your Employer Health Insurance
Stephanie Blythe isn’t due to give birth until April, but she already ordered a breast pump through her insurance company because she’s worried about the future of the Affordable Care Act. “Once I have it, they can’t take it away from me,” said Blythe, 31. (Karlamangla, 1/22)
Charlotte Observer: Get Health Insurance At Work? Here’s How ACA Repeal Could Affect You
Recent attention about the planned repeal of the Affordable Care Act has focused on the 20 million people who might lose their health insurance if President Barack Obama’s signature health care law is dismantled by Republicans in Congress. But people who get insurance through their employers – an estimated 150 million Americans – may also lose consumer protections they have come to expect from their job-based plans. Most people associate the ACA with the online marketplace that offers health plans, with premium subsidies, to people who don’t get employer-sponsored insurance. Many are pleased with that coverage, but some individuals who earn too much to qualify for subsidies have complained bitterly about rising premiums and deductibles. (Garloch, 1/20)
