Sum-Up: On O’Care, Can States Succeed Where Congress Failed?

MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 01: Isabel Diaz Tinoco (L) and Jose Luis Tinoco speak with Otto Hernandez, an insurance agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors, as they shop for insurance under the Affordable Care Act at ... MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 01: Isabel Diaz Tinoco (L) and Jose Luis Tinoco speak with Otto Hernandez, an insurance agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors, as they shop for insurance under the Affordable Care Act at a store setup in the Mall of Americas on November 1, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The open enrollment period to sign up for a health plan under the Affordable Care Act started today and runs until Dec. 15. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) MORE LESS

March 27, 2018 10:37 a.m.

As we predicted last week, Congress' last-ditch effort to pass a bill to stabilize Obamacare's struggling individual market fell apart, and the omnibus went to the President's desk without it. This means insurance companies will likely announce major rate hikes this...

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