(De)stabilizing the ACA’s individual market: A view from the states
An event from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Past Event
Welcome & Summary findings
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
Paul B. Ginsburg
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Senior Fellow - USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
The State Study: Summary Findings
Mark Hall
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Session Materials
Panel 1: What we learned in four states
Brad Wright
Associate Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy - University of Iowa
Mark Hall
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
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
Jason Levitis
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow - USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Principal - Levitis Strategies LLC
Sabrina Corlette
Research Professor - Center on Health Insurance Reforms, Georgetown University
Thomas P. Miller
Resident Fellow - American Enterprise Institute
Cynthia Cox
Director, Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance - Kaiser Family Foundation
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