Local expert discusses future of ACA:
Insurance under Trump — Sperling discusses possible future impacts to health insurance in NM
By Arin McKenna
in The Los Alamos Monitor Online
– November 23, 2016
During a seminar titled “Health Insurance in New Mexico,” presented to Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce members Nov. 10, Vanguard Resources, Inc. Founder Anne Sperling outlined possible scenarios for the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
Sperling met with the Los Alamos Monitor after the seminar to discuss some of those issues.
http://www.lamonitor.com/content/local-expert-discusses-future-aca
New Mexico could be hard hit by gutting ACA
By Arin McKenna
in The Los Alamos Monitor Online
– November 25, 2016 at 4:12 pm
According to Anne Sperling, president and CEO of Vanguard Resources, Inc., one goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – eliminating discrimination based on factors such as preexisting health conditions and gender – has one glaring flaw.
Age discrimination is built into the premium structure, and it impacts both individuals and small businesses. That impact will only get worse if the so-called “Cadillac tax” goes into effect in 2020.
http://www.lamonitor.com/content/new-mexico-could-be-hard-hit-gutting-aca