Actuaries: Ending EHBs May Not Significantly Lower Overall Prices And Would Hike Costs For Those Benefits

By Amy Lotven / March 23, 2017 at 12:14 PM

The American Academy of Actuaries told congressional leaders Wednesday (March 22) that scrapping Obamacare's essential health benefits, as sought by conservative Republicans in last-minute negotiations with President Donald Trump to lower the price of insurance, might not significantly lower overall costs and would increase premiums for consumers seeking those benefits.


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