Alternatives to the ACA's Affordability Firewall

• Main Author: Nowak, Sarah A. (auth)
• Other Authors: Saltzman, Evan (auth), Cordova, Amado (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2015
• Subjects: Econometrics; Insurance & actuarial studies; Medicolegal issues; Health Sciences; Business; Economics
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The Affordable Care Act implements the employer mandate, which requires firms with more than 50 employees to offer health insurance or face penalties, and the individual "affordability firewall," which limits subsidies to individuals lacking access to alternative sources of coverage that a...