07/19/2010

Health Care Reform: The Future Is Now

Written by Michael Chase

Health care

The final passage of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 was the ultimate anti-climax. The cornerstone of the law, its exchanges, will not go live until 2014. In addition, many of the elements of legislation promised for this year, are subject to the rules written by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The insurance industry will likely press those rules to test for weakness, and Republicans are trying to mount a campaign for repeal. No friends, passage was just the beginning of the process.

There are three issues which define the effectiveness of the law now:

  1. Will the Obama Administration be able to enforce the promises for early action (before 2014) on items only loosely mandated by the Law?
  2. Will Republicans gain enough seats in the midterm elections to push through major modifications or repeal; will the President veto such changes?
  3. Will the Obama Administration and state governments be able to contain costs against what will be an onslaught of rate increase filings in the coming months?

Read the rest of the article here: The Pigeon Post -- Health Care Reform: The Future is Now

Jul 19, 2010 9:28:38 AM | Politics

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