Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Employers See Modest Increases In Health Care Premiums As Workers Sign Up
Despite new coverage requirements under Obamacare, large employers have seen only modest increases in health care premiums as well as a steady level of workers signing up for insurance, according to a report released Wednesday. (Norman, 4/15)
The head of the IRS said Wednesday that his agency does 鈥渘ot spend any time thinking鈥 about whether the Supreme Court could strike down ObamaCare tax subsidies for millions of people this summer. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told a Senate Homeland Security Committee that he is not preparing for the high stakes case, King v. Burwell. That responsibility, he said, rests with the White House, Congress and the states. (Ferris, 4/15)
When one of the roundtable participants said his company was struggling to afford a health insurance plan for employees, Clinton said she was committed to building on President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law. Clinton said allowing the free-market sale of health insurance across state lines should be examined to see if it would reduce costs. (4/15)
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that she wants to build on "what works" in the president's health care law, suggesting that she may be open to allowing health insurance to be sold across state lines and saying that she would fight for lower prescription drug prices. (Dann, 4/15)
