- Healthcare Creates 13,500 Jobs in March as ACA Repeal Scare Slowed Growth Modern Healthcare by Maria Castellucci—As plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took center stage last month, job growth in the health care sector slowed significantly. The industry produced 13,500 new jobs in March, which is much less than the 31,400 new positions created in February, according to the most recent jobs report issued Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The uncertainty created last month by efforts to repeal and replace the ACA with the American Health Care Act may have contributed to the hiring slump.
- GOP Proposal Could Shrink Health Care Coverage for Those with Preexisting Conditions McClatchy by Tony Pugh—A White House push to let states waive mandatory coverage and rate requirements under the ACA could jeopardize health insurance gains for millions of adults with pre-existing medical conditions who went largely without coverage before the health law passed. Prior to the Affordable Care Act, individual insurers routinely denied coverage, hiked premiums or imposed coverage exclusions on the policies of people who had medical problems before they signed up for coverage.