The Trump administration released a proposed rule last month that will ban Title X Family Planning Program providers, including Planned Parenthood, from either providing or referring for abortions. It’s bad enough that the rule would “gag” clinic staff, preventing them from directly referring patients for abortion care. But there’s even more to this proposed “gag...Continue reading→

Proposed rules on association health plans and short-term limited duration plans were released earlier this year for public comment. And health care groups did comment —overwhelmingly opposing the rules. A Los Angeles Times analysis found that over 95% of health care group comments expressed serious concerns or opposition to the association health plan rules and...Continue reading→

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been dealt blow after blow by the Trump Administration – but this one really takes the cake! A 20-state lawsuit filed in February argues that the individual mandate repeal renders the ACA unconstitutional. Many expected this lawsuit to be no big deal. But two weeks ago, the Justice Department refused to...Continue reading→

This month, we celebrate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) making a significant difference in the lives of millions of LGBTQ individuals and families. Many have benefited by getting health insurance, being covered as a family, and accessing covered health services, including transition-related care, for the first time. The ACA has helped LGBTQ people get the...Continue reading→

Recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revealed that premiums are expected to increase 15% in 2019. This increase is on top of the national 34% increase in 2018 – leading to a 54% total premium increase over two years. These increases are primarily due to threats and changes to the ACA by the...Continue reading→