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(De)stabilizing the ACA’s individual market: A view from the states

An event from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy

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Welcome & Summary findings

Panel 1: What we learned in four states
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Panel 2: Outlook for the Individual Market
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Panel 2: Outlook for the Individual Market

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), through the individual health insurance markets, provided coverage for millions of Americans who could not get health insurance coverage through their employer or public programs. However, recent actions taken by the federal government, including Congress’s repeal of the individual mandate penalty, have led to uncertainty about market conditions for 2019. Market stabilization is currently the most critical regulatory issue that public policy officials are facing under the private insurance component of the ACA.

On Friday, July 13, the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy hosted a conference on strategies for stabilizing the individual market. Keynote speaker Mark Hall presented his research findings on a new study, which examines the recent experience of ten states with respect to individual market stability, including Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, and Texas. Two expert panels convened to discuss outlook for the individual market at both the individual state and national level. 

Agenda

Welcome and Overview

The State Study: Summary Findings

Panel 1: What we learned in four states

Brad Wright

Associate Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy - University of Iowa

Lynn Blewett

Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health Director, SHADAC - University of Minnesota

Louise Norris

Health Care Writer - Colorado Health Insurance Insider

Panel 2: Outlook for the Individual Market

Sabrina Corlette

Research Professor - Center on Health Insurance Reforms, Georgetown University

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