The New ACA Repeal and Replace: Health Savings Accounts

Proposals from some Republicans in Congress would effectively repeal some or all of the ACA premium tax credits and replace them with contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) or something similar. Senator Rick Scott proposes “Trump Health Freedom Accounts” and Senator Bill Cassidy proposes HSA contributions available only for people who enroll in bronze level…

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Friday Links

Impact of scope of practice laws in anesthesia.Reforming PBMs.UK COVID response: “Too little, too late”Enforcement of network adequacy requirements in Medicare Advantage.Access to orphan drugs in Central and Eastern Europe.

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The Covid Contrarian Clubhouse Makes Its Mark on Trump’s Washington

There are countless think tanks in the U.S. seeking to influence local, state, and national policy. A relatively new one is making its mark in President Donald Trump’s Washington: the Texas-based Brownstone Institute.  Libertarian author Jeffrey Tucker created the institute in 2021, fueled by backlash against covid lockdowns and other pandemic-era policies. His institute’s covid contrarians seek to limit the government’s role in…

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