Voters lock state benefits regulation trends in
As the results turn Washington upside down, state capitals are purring along.
When the Trump administration nullified the individual insurance mandate by killing the penalty in last year’s tax reform bill, many were sure it would result in a plunge in insurance signups and a spike in the uninsured rate.
With just days left until the end of the ACA open enrollment season, signups are down nearly 20 percent over last year. The loss of the individual mandate may have something to do with it, but other factors at play include an increase in alternative plans as well as a hot economy that has created more options for employer-sponsored health coverage.
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As the results turn Washington upside down, state capitals are purring along.
The lawsuit, which was filed in 2017, alleged that Walgreens required insured customers to pay more than members of its Prescription Savings Club.
FlexBenefits CEO Jeff Smedsrud doesn’t expect the biggest Affordable Care Act changes to show up until 2026.
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