HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iowa officials are seeking federal permission to implement a plan that would alter major aspects of the Affordable Care Act in the state, an effort that will draw close attention from other states facing a meltdown of their health-insurance marketplaces next year.
Trump administration officials said they were aware of the Iowa proposal and were open to supporting it to the extent possible under the current health law…
The Iowa proposal, which would offer just one type of insurance plan and revamp the ACA’s subsidies that help people buy coverage, among other changes, would be in effect for 2018, though it could be extended.
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen, a Republican, said the state must take emergency action to ensure that the about 72,000 Iowans who have ACA plans aren’t left without coverage options next year, after insurers said they would pull out. The proposal was meant as a stopgap measure, Mr. Ommen said, as Republicans in Congress work to pass a bill that would make significant changes to the ACA at a national level.”
-Anna Wilde Mathews and Louise Radnofsky, “Iowa Seeks to Revamp Affordable Care Act” The Wall Street Journal online, June 12, 2017 10:03am