During the recent effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some members of Congress and the Trump administration looked back to high-risk pools, which operated in 35 states before the ACA was enacted. In a new To the Point post, the University of Kansas’s Jean Hall says it’s critical to remember how high-risk pools—which concentrate people who need costly medical care into a single health insurance pool—worked in practice. Also check out our high-risk pools explainer, which gives the backstory on the pools and how they differ from current policy.
High-Risk Pools for People with Preexisting Conditions: A Refresher
