The fate of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate is looking bleaker with each day of President Trump’s new administration – but experts say that without a mandate, most employers are unlikely to begin offering the skimpiest of plans in response.
The question of a mandate repeal no longer one of “if,” but rather “when,” according to many industry experts.
Last week, Sen. Rand Paul introduced the Obamacare Replacement Act. This bill does away with the ACA’s employer mandate, essential health benefits requirements, community ratings underwriting restrictions and medical loss ratio rules that affect, in part, brokers’ group plan commissions.
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