Experts Urge Biden, States To Maximize ACA Subsides Via Reg Changes

By Amy Lotven / January 21, 2021 at 2:23 PM
Updated Story While Democrats’ new control of the Senate has upped the chances that President Joe Biden can make strides on his health policy agenda through Congress, heath care experts and actuaries point out that one of the new president’s priorities -- raising the value of the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits by benchmarking them to gold-level, rather than silver-level, plans -- can be done administratively. Essentially, the experts say, silver-level products are being underpriced because carriers...


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