Council for Affordable Health Coverage
The Council for Affordable Health Coverage (CAHC) is a coalition of pro-corporate organizations, trade associations, front groups, and insurance companies that actively oppose legislation such as the Affordable Care Act, specifically the ACA's employer mandate.[1][2] (The ACA's employer mandate provision requires that companies provide 70 percent of their full-time employees health coverage if they employ the hourly equivalent of 100 full-time workers.)[3]
CAHC says that its "members believe that the cost of health coverage is too high and growing unsustainably; and that informed consumers, robust choices and competitive markets are the keys to building a more affordable, customer-friendly health system."[4]
CAHC has asserted that "[n]o single trend poses a more fundamental threat [than Health spending] to our social cohesion, prosperity and international standing."[5]
CAHC co-hosts a webinar series on the Affordable Care Act with the National Association of Manufacturers and The Latino Coalition called ACA University.[6]
Along with opposing much of the ACA, CAHC has anti-worker views on other healthcare issues, including Medicare Part D reforms, tort reform for medical malpractice, medical device and prescription drug taxes, and medical loss ratios, among others.[7]
Contents
Membership and Personnel
Coalition Members as of March 2015:[8]
- Aetna
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Center Forward
- Cigna
- Communicating for America
- CVS Caremark
- Evolution 1
- Healthcare Leadership Council
- HealthGrades
- International Franchise Association
- The Latino Coalition
- National Association for the Self-Employed
- National Association of Health Underwriters
- National Association of Manufacturers
- National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
- National Retail Federation
- Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
- Retail Industry Leaders Association
- Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Staff:[9]
- Joel White, President
- Jennifer Bernstein, Executive Vice President
- Sloane Salzburg, Director of Alliance Development & Government Affairs
- Jennifer Pielsticker, Manager of Operations & Government Affairs
Board of Directors:
- Nancy Davenport-Ennis, Founder, Chairman of the National Patient Advocate Foundation
- John Greene, Vice President, Congressional Affairs, National Association of Health Underwriters
- Cori Kramer, Executive Director, Center Forward
- Joe Trauger, Vice President, National Association of Manufacturers
- Joel White, President, Council for Affordable Health Coverage
- Debbie Witchey, Executive Vice President, Healthcare Leadership Council
Contact
Address:
1101 14th St. NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 559-0205
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ Council for Affordable Health Coverage, "Members," organizational website, accessed March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Council for Affordable Health Coverage, "Employer Mandate," organizational website, accessed March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Paul Davidson, "Some Businesses Use Part-Time to Meet Health Law," USA Today, December 30, 2014.
- ↑ Council for Affordable Health Coverage, "What is CAHC," organizational website, accessed March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Council for Affordable Health Coverage, "Impact of Health Costs," organizational website, accessed March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Council for Affordable Health Coverage, "ACA University," organizational website, accessed March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Council for Affordable Health Coverage, "Issues," organizational website, accessed March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Council for Affordable Health Coverage, "Members," organizational website, accessed March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Council for Affordable Health Coverage, "Our Team," organizational website, accessed March 3, 2015.
