Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal
Agencies Ordered to Minimize Affordable Care Act Burdens Pending Repeal
What it does
Agencies must use all available legal authority to waive, defer, exempt, or delay Affordable Care Act requirements that impose costs or regulatory burdens.
Real-world impact
- Allows agencies to waive or delay ACA rules that impose costs.
- Gives states greater flexibility and control over healthcare programs.
- Reduces or alters regulatory costs for individuals, healthcare providers, and insurers.
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Summary
This order directs the federal government to seek prompt repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and, until repeal, to reduce the law's economic and regulatory burdens. It tells the Department of Health and Human Services and other departments to use their legal authority to waive, defer, exempt, or delay ACA requirements that impose costs on states, families, healthcare providers, insurers, patients, purchasers, or makers of medical products.
The order also asks agencies to give states more flexibility, encourage a freer interstate market for health services and insurance, and follow existing law and funding limits when changing rules.
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