American Health Care Act

On Thursday, Senate Republicans unveiled their revised healthcare reform bill. Here’s everything you need to know. ‘Skinny’ Policies  The new bill allows insurers to sell “skinny” insurance plans that don’t meet the minimum coverage requirements currently in...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, on Tuesday delayed a vote on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act after defections and opposition from moderates and conservatives appeared to doom the Republican majority leader’s plan. The earliest the Senate could consider voting on the legislation is...

Republicans in Congress promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act on the first day of a new GOP administration. Five months later, the overhaul remains stalled, just one part of an agenda paralyzed by the probe into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Russia. The U.S. Senate is working on...

It’s going to be busy this week in the healthcare industry, with several key developments on the schedule that could have a major impact on the U.S. healthcare sector. What A Week First, on Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the latest batch of Health Insurance...

Height Securities released its latest analysis of the American Health Care Act Friday following the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring report. Height analyst Stefanie Miller believes the CBO’s scoring will not hinder Republican efforts to move the bill through to the President...

Americans and investors hoping for healthcare reform may have the strongest congressional motivator of all on their side: fear. If Congress doesn’t get a healthcare reform law passed by the summer recess, representatives will face the prospect of disgruntled constituents as they hold town...

Somewhere beyond the cacophony over President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey is a steady, behind-the-scenes hum about healthcare, which won’t stay yesterday’s news for very long. Analysts at Height Securities, LLC say the U.S. Senate has to deal with healthcare...

After months of compromise and setbacks, the U.S. House of Representatives secured just enough votes Thursday to pass the American Health Care Act, pushing the Republican bill one step closer to supplanting the Affordable Care Act. The Bill Medicaid limitations, stripped protection of pre-existing...

Height Securities likes to offer betting odds on major political events, from federal government shutdowns to impending tax reforms. Over the last few months, the firm has closely followed and posited probabilities for efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Now, as a new American...

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are not giving up on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, even after their first attempt at healthcare reform fell flat. After meeting with former Republican congressmen and senior...

By Laurel Kraus A Height Securities research note published Wednesday morning stated its analysts “believe ACA repeal efforts are dead for now as the Congress pivots its energy toward other legislative priorities.” Talks have begun again between the White House and House Republican...

The new Republican healthcare proposal has gotten a lot of media attention since it was unveiled this week. While Republicans are emphasizing that the plan comes along with healthcare-related tax cuts, few Americans will see meaningful benefits. Tax Cuts...For Drug Companies According to the Joint...