"[A]ny congressional deal on ACA subsidies that might happen this year, or in time to ride on the government spending bill needed by the end of January, might carry [some] employer-backed policies nearly enacted in December 2024. These include bipartisan proposals to ensure greater transparency in the healthcare system, expand site-neutral payment reforms that align payment rates for services across sites where patients receive outpatient care and restrict anti-competitive contracting provisions that limit plan sponsors' flexibility to design high-value plans."  MORE >>