The Affordable Care Act Is Here To Stay For Now — So What Does That Mean For Consumers?
Media outlets offer guidance to anxious consumers on what's going to happen now that the Republicans' plans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act have failed.
The Associated Press:
Now What? Options For Consumers As Health Law Drama Fades
As the political drama over health care legislation in Washington fades, the rest of the country faces a more immediate concern: Getting insurance for next year. The Republican health plan designed to replace the Obama-era health law known as the Affordable Care Act would not have taken full effect for a few years anyway — and now it's dead. (3/25)
Politico Pro:
What's Next After Obamacare's Latest Brush With Death?
Congress choked. Obamacare lives.House Republicans are at an unfamiliar crossroads after their seven-year effort to repeal the law collapsed. The direction they and the Trump administration choose will determine whether Obamacare survives, or faces new threats as political opposition continues to simmer and flaws recognized even by its supporters go unaddressed. (Cancryn, Haberkorn and Pradhan, 3/24)
The Wall Street Journal:
Health Insurers Wrestle With Next Steps As GOP Bill Fails
House Republicans’ failure to pass their bill overhauling the Affordable Care Act leaves health-care companies with continued challenges, most acutely for insurers facing decisions about whether to offer plans in the existing law’s marketplaces next year. (Wilde Mathews and Evans, 3/24)
The Associated Press:
New Anxieties As Trump Says Obamacare Will 'Explode'
Americans who have benefited from the Affordable Care Act are feeling some relief at the failure of Republican efforts to repeal it, but they face new anxieties with President Donald Trump tweeting that "ObamaCare will explode." Premiums have risen and major insurers have backed out of the state markets where people can buy insurance online under Obama's signature health care law. But people who say it saved their lives or helped them start a business want lawmakers to fix these problems, not encourage them. (3/26)