Compare Proposals to Replace The Affordable Care Act

kff.org: President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have committed to repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). How do their replacement proposals compare to the ACA? How do they compare to each other?

Plans available for comparison:

• The American Health Care Act, as passed by the House of Representatives on May 4, 2017 (PDF)
• The Affordable Care Act, 2010 (PDF)

More plans for comparison:

• Rep. Tom Price’s Empowering Patients First Act, 2015 (PDF)
• House Speaker Paul Ryan’s A Better Way: Our Vision for a More Confident America, 2016 (PDF)
• Sen. Bill Cassidy’s Patient Freedom Act, 2017 (PDF)
• Sen. Rand Paul’s Obamacare Replacement Act, 2017 (PDF)
• House Discussion Draft, February 10, 2017 (PDF)

   Individual mandate

   Premium subsidies to individuals

   Cost sharing subsidies to individuals

   Individual health insurance market rules

   Benefit design

   Women's health

   Health savings accounts (HSAs)

   High-risk pools

   Selling insurance across state lines

   Exchanges/Insurance through associations

   Dependent coverage to age 26

   Other private insurance standards

   Employer requirements and provisions

   Medicaid

   Medicare

   State role

   Financing

   Endnotes

   Sources of information

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