Tag: Reconciliation

Congress’ Proposed Paperwork Requirements Could Leave New Families, Laid-off Workers, and Self-Employed Without Health Coverage

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The Senate will soon consider the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that would make changes to Marketplace eligibility and enrollment processes, potentially leaving millions, including new families, laid-off workers, and small business owners in a tangle of red tape and at risk of losing critical health coverage. CHIR’s Karen Davenport looks at who might be hurt by these policies.

Death by Slow Strangulation: New Tactics in Longstanding Efforts to Repeal the Affordable Care Act 

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The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to take up legislation that, if enacted, would be tantamount to a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for millions of Americans who will lose their health insurance, and for millions more who will be required to submit to red tape and higher costs to retain their coverage. CHIR experts Sabrina Corlette, Karen Davenport, and Stacey Pogue dive into what the bill includes and what it means for the 24 million Americans who are covered through the ACA Marketplaces.

Build Back Better Act Clears Major Hurdle

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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the “Build Back Better Act” with provisions that significantly improve the affordability and accessibility of health insurance coverage, and the Senate is expected to act on the bill later this year. CHIR’s Sabrina Corlette teamed up with experts at Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families to summarize the Medicaid, CHIP, and private insurance policies in the bill.

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