Here are five takeaways from Mr. Swedish’s letter.
1. Mr. Swedish sent the letter to the House’s Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees March 9. Both committees have since approved the AHCA.
2. The executive highlighted “critically important” provisions put forth in the AHCA, including establishing the Patient and State Stability Fund, repealing the ACA’s health insurance tax, maintaining the ACA’s cost sharing reduction subsidies and allowing the use of tax credits for health plans sold off public exchanges.
3. Mr. Swedish wrote, “The American Health Care Act addresses the challenges immediately facing the individual market and will ensure more affordable health plan choices for consumers in the short term, including through the expanded use of health savings accounts.”
4. He added Anthem is evaluating the legislation to understand its effects on the Medicaid program. Mr. Swedish said Anthem looks to “ensure continuation of comprehensive Medicaid benefits,” according to the letter.
5. Every major hospital entity in the U.S. has expressed opposition to the AHCA and the replacement proposal has come under fire by some conservative groups.
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