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Framework for Designing a Health Coverage Proposal
August 27, 2017
On August 25, 2017, Speaker of the California Assembly, Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), announced the formation of the new Select Committee on Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage. ITUP is committed to working with state policymakers in both houses to further health care…
Read MoreCovered California 2018 Rates Complicated By Federal Uncertainty and Rural Challenges
August 24, 2017
This week, Covered California, California’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange, announced preliminary 2018 premium rates for exchange health plan offerings. Health plan proposed rates are still subject to regulatory review by the state Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and…
Read MoreSenate BCRA Incorporating the Graham-Cassidy-Heller Amendment
August 20, 2017
Near the end of July 2017, as the U.S. Senate began voting on various Republican‐sponsored initiatives to rollback the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Senators Graham (R‐South Carolina) and Cassidy (R‐Louisiana) offered an amendment to the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA),…
Read MoreACA Stands (for Now): Takeaways from the Repeal and Replace Roller Coaster
July 28, 2017
In recent days, multiple Republican bills to repeal or rollback the Affordable Care Act (ACA) failed to get enough votes on the U.S. Senate floor. It was a close vote. Senators came within one vote of sending a repeal bill to a two-house conference committee where all the most damaging…
Read MoreFact Sheet, July 2017 – Summary of the Better Care Reconciliation Act
July 25, 2017
On July 13, 2017 Senate Republican leaders released a revised discussion draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The changes made in this version of the Senate proposal do not substantively change the basic features of the original BCRA proposal. The discussion…
Read MoreThe Common Theme of Pending Senate Health Reform Bills? Dramatic Increases in the Number of Uninsured
July 23, 2017
As of this writing, multiple discussion drafts of potential legislation to repeal or rollback the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) are pending in the U.S. Senate. All the bills result in dramatic increases in the number of uninsured over the next ten years; ranging from 22 million…
Read MoreRevised Senate Health Reform Continues to Threaten Coverage for Millions
July 14, 2017
On July 13, 2017 Senate Republican leaders released a revised discussion draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The changes made in this version of the Senate proposal do not substantively change the basic features of the original BCRA proposal. The Congressional Budget…
Read MoreSend ITUP Your Announcements!
July 1, 2017
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Read MoreFact Sheet, June 2017 – Year-by-Year Impacts of the Senate Better Care Reconciliation Act
June 27, 2017
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Senate Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017 strips insurance coverage from 22 million Americans by 2026, a similar result as the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA). This ITUP Fact Sheet shows the year-by-year…
Read MoreMeeting the Health Needs of the Immigrant Community In Uncertain Times
June 14, 2017
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided millions of uninsured U.S. residents, including uninsured legal permanent residents and naturalized citizens, with coverage opportunities through the Medicaid adult expansion and state-based exchanges with tax credits…
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