Massachusetts officials are sounding the alarm over a possible loss of federal money for certain health care programs, and advocates said its impact has already hit community health centers.
Gov. Charlie Baker said in a statement that the U.S. Senate is “struggling” to find a path forward on a reform bill and emphasized the importance of honoring a deal he negotiated with President Barack Obama’s administration. Baker and many others in Massachusetts are resisting major changes to the Affordable Care Act.
Gov. Charlie Baker said he finds cause for concern with many of the proposed cuts in President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint released Thursday, including an “alarming” reduction in federal research spending that he cast as a more immediate concern for Massachusetts than the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
As part of an ongoing effort to unwind the Affordable Care Act, three Republican lawmakers yesterday introduced a piece of legislation intended to expand eligibility for health savings accounts.
Massachusetts officials say more than 250,000 people are now enrolled for insurance through the state’s Health Connector, the most since implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act.
State officials have secured a one-year waiver from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) authorizing state health insurers to maintain the use of small group rating factors that are permitted under state law, but not aligned with the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
