Health Care Reform Federal Updates and Priorities Grace Campbell
Regional Director, State Advocacy December 5, 2013 Important Dates
SMTWTFS DecemberJanuary FebruaryMarch Final day for enrollment to
count 1/1/14 SMTWTFS Coverage begins Budget Conference Committee
Reports Congress must approve CR to keep government open SMTWTFS
Federal government reaches debt ceiling SMTWTFS 1/ Day Announcement
Open Enrollment Ends Last Day to select plan for April 1 Effective
Date Proposed Federal ACA Related Legislation Extend Open
Enrollment Introduced by Senator Shaheen Potential Impact on 2015
Premiums 1 Year Mandate Delay Introduced by Senators Manchin &
Kirk Breaking The Link will increase premiums Policy Cancellations
Bills in House & Senate Changes rules in middle of the game;
impacts 2015 premiums Breaking the Link: States Experience Says It
All Coverage Disruptions Higher Premiums No Reduction in Uninsured
Priority Issues Affordability Health Insurance Tax Public Programs
Health Care Cost Roadmap Priority Issue: Affordability First Rule
of PremiumsNew Benefits = New Costs Changing rules could impact
premiums Priority Issue: Affordability What Plans Are Doing Plans
Meeting the Affordability Challenge Head On Constructing Plans to
Balance Affordability and Quality Innovative Benefit Design
Priority Issue: Health Insurance Tax (HIT) A $100 Billion Hidden
Tax on Premiums Makes Health Insurance More ExpensiveUndermines
Goals of Reform 2 Year Delay of HIT Provides Immediate Relief for
Families, Employers & Seniors Priority Issue: Medicare
Advantage More than 14 Million Americans Enrolled Higher-Quality
Care to Seniors Protections Against Out-of-Pocket Costs
Overwhelming SatisfactionBut Priority Issue: Medicare Advantage ACA
Cut $200 Billion (and New Health Insurance Tax) Impact on
Beneficiaries = Higher Costs, Less Benefits, Loss of Choice Seniors
Cannot Afford to Have Program Cut More Priority Issues: Whats
Driving Health Care Costs? Medical Liability Fee-for-Service
Provider Consolidation Cost Shifting Demographics Innovation Bias
Lifestyle Choices Cost Opacity Priority Issues: Our Roadmap
