American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) members offer coverage across the entire spectrum of private-sector and public programs, from the individual market and employer-sponsored coverage to Medicaid managed care and Medicare Advantage plans. Members are committed to market-based solutions and believe that every American deserves affordable coverage that provides them with access to quality care.

Comments to the recent AHCA proposal include – –

• “a stable market requires a good mix of all consumers to participate.  Recalibrating and reforming the way in which the premium assistance is structured will encourage younger Americans to get covered.  AHIP  supports a tax credit formula that factors in both age and income …as tax credits related to age as well as income will help ensure that more people stay covered, and are the most efficient and effective way to allocate tax-payer dollars.
•  “changes to Medicaid should ensure that the program is sustainable long-term.  Medicaid funding should be adequate to meet the healthcare needs of beneficiaries.   Insufficient funding could jeopardize the progress being made on important public health fronts. ” 

The individual market and Medicaid are closely related given the populations they serve.  Listen to and allow the healthcare industry to offer a solution.

SEE AHIP LETTER ATTACHED – AHIP Letter re AHCA 3-8-2017