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Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

The health system in the U.S. is built upon a complex and interlocking series of relationships between medical providers, insurers, the federal and state governments, employers and the people who require preventive care and treatment throughout their lives. The enactment of the Affordable Care Act, one goal of which was securing coverage for more Americans, has profoundly transformed this system since its implementation, including in Wisconsin. At the same time, the political contentiousness of the law has added complexity and uncertainty to the health care decisions Americans make, and the future of the health care system continues to be an open question.
 
As Republicans pursue efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the federal healthcare exchanges says there is "extraordinary demand" to enroll in ACA plans. In Wisconsin, enrollment is up 14 percent over this time last year.
Donna Friedsam of UW-Madison's Population Health Institute discusses a proposal to create protections for preexisting conditions at the state level. She said coverage for a covered family may be different if the federal law is overturned and state law comes into effect.
The 2018 open enrollment deadline for health insurance through Affordable Care Act exchanges is Dec. 15. Adam Van Spankeren of Covering Wisconsin discusses the process and questions with pre-existing condition coverage.
Expanding Medicaid funding in Wisconsin has been politically divisive in the state. But what could an expansion mean for healthcare providers?
What personal information is used to determine the cost of health insurance? What if that information is not medical-related? Wisconsin School of Business professor of risk management and insurance Justin Sydnor discusses what kinds of data are gathered and how it could be used.
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A U.S. Senate provision added to its version of Republican tax legislation which would repeal the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act. UW health policy expert Donna Friedsam discusses what the repeal of this mandate would mean for insurance markets.
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With the Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period approaching, Covering Wisconsin certified healthcare navigator Adam VanSpankeren discusses changes to the process under the Trump administration.
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Two federal healthcare policy changes allow smaller, cheaper plans to be sold across state lines, and end payments for cost-sharing reductions. Bobby Peterson of ABC for Health and Brian Potter of the Wisconsin Hospital Association sort through what these changes mean for Wisconsin.
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As Congress continues its debate on the future of the Affordable Care Act and healthcare policy, UW-Madison risk management and insurance professor Justin Sydnor discusses what the different scenarios could mean for insurance companies and Wisconsinites.
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The healthcare policy stalemate continues on Capitol Hill. ABC for Health executive director Bobby Peterson discusses the uncertainty related to plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement and where Medicaid fits into the picture.