Finance Weighs 1332 Waiver Role As Bipartisan Cost-Control Work Begins

Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) called for bipartisanship and a reset of the health care debate as the committee held a hearing on how to bring down insurance costs Tuesday (Sept. 12), with a particular focus on what role a possible overhaul of 1332 waivers might play. Former CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt warned lawmakers against dismantling the guardrails set by the Affordable Care Act for the waivers as they look at possible 1332 reforms. While warning against...