HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Nearly every health group has taken a stand on the Republican legislation to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, but a split among insurance companies, who are arguably most central to the overhaul, has prevented the industry and its powerful lobby from picking a side in the debate.
The divisions, along with a desire to remain involved in the negotiations, have quieted an industry that had a vocal role in shaping the ACA.
America’s Health Insurance Plans, the insurers’ primary trade group, has instead pursued a strategy of working with Congress and the administration behind the scenes to convey its desires. While other sectors attack the effort with television ads and strongly worded letters, the insurers’ low-key approach has allowed them to remain involved in internal GOP discussions, the trade group says.
That could pay off, especially now that the Senate is working on its own version of the health bill.”
-Michelle Hackman, “Insurers Take Low-Key Approach in Health-Law Debate,” The Wall Street Journal online, June 14, 2017 06:24pm