As the Trump administration looks to give states greater leeway under the Affordable Care Act, attention has focused on the health law’s state innovation waiver program. Justin Giovannelli and Kevin Lucia of Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms explained how these waivers allow states to modify key parts of the law while following “guardrails” to ensure coverage stays comprehensive and affordable.
States See Opportunities for Flexibility in the ACA's Innovation Waiver Program
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