The Future of the Affordable Care Act: What Happens Next?

September 27, 2017 @ 1:00 am

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The Forum at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Presented jointly with Reuters 

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
NEW SERIES TIME: Noon-1pm ET
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Boston, MA — The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is far from certain. A group of Republicans unveiled recently the Graham-Cassidy bill, which represents the latest attempt by the GOP to repeal the ACA. For their part, Democrats organized a news conference to announce a single-payer health care proposal. As the parties and the public grapple with these latest plans, another hurdle for the ACA looms. With open enrollment beginning on November 1, questions remain about the stability of the ACA insurance exchange marketplace, particularly around the fate of cost-sharing subsidies and other factors that affect enrollment, affordability and access to varied plans. This Forum will bring together health and public policy experts from across diverse perspectives to look at what’s next for the Affordable Care Act. What can Americans expect and where does health care reform go from here?

EXPERT PARTICIPANTS

Robert Blendon, Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School

Sheila Burke, Chair, Government Relations and Public Policy Group, Baker Donelson, and Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Lanhee Chen, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, and Director of Domestic Policy Studies and Lecturer in the Public Policy Program, Stanford University  

John McDonough, Professor of the Practice of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Robert Moffit, Senior Fellow, The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Health Policy Studies

MODERATOR

Caroline Humer, Correspondent, Reuters
 

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