JD Vance, Looming Subsidy Cliff Reignite Interest in Reinsurance

Nov 15
Nov 15, 2024

Reinsurance programs, which have largely faded into the background since the Affordable Care Act marketplace stabilized, are once again attracting attention.

First, a study published in March highlighted the unintended consequences of Georgia’s reinsurance program — and was soon followed by a piece from policy experts critiquing that study. And during the presidential campaign, Vice President-elect JD Vance brought up reinsurance as part of a pitch to revive high-risk pools in the individual insurance market.
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Leslie Small

Leslie has been working in journalism since 2009 and reporting on the health care industry since 2014. She has covered the many ups and downs of the Affordable Care Act exchanges, the failed health insurer mega-mergers, and hundreds of other storylines spanning subjects such as Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage, employer-sponsored insurance, and prescription drug coverage. As the managing editor of Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits, she writes and edits for both publications while overseeing a small team of reporters who also focus on the managed care sector. Before joining AIS Health, she was a senior editor for the e-newsletter Fierce Health Payer, and she started her career as a copy editor at multiple local newspapers. She graduated with a dual degree in journalism and political science from Penn State University.