American Health Care Act (AHCA) Quiz

Under the AHCA, the individual mandate tax penalty is repealed effective as of what date?(Required)

January 1, 2016

January 1, 2017

January 1, 2018

Date of enactment

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True or false, under the AHCA, anyone with a pre-existing condition would be charged a higher premium if they buy insurance on their own?(Required)

True

False

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How would current law premium tax credits for individual health insurance be changed under the AHCA?(Required)

Starting in 2018, the amount of the premium tax credit would be increased for individuals with income over 150% FPL who are younger than 50, and decreased for individuals with income over 150% FPL who are age 50 and older

Starting January 1, 2020, the ACA premium tax credits would be repealed

Starting January 1, 2020, new flat premium tax credits based on age ($2,000 per year for individuals younger than 30, $4,000 per year for individuals 60 or older), would be available to individual market participants, subject to an income cap

All of the above

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Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers offer marketplace plans with reduced cost sharing (e.g., lower deductibles and copays) to people with income up to 250% FPL. How would the AHCA change these cost sharing reductions for individual health insurance?(Required)

Starting in 2018, cost sharing reductions would be extended to individual policies sold outside of the marketplace

Starting in 2020, cost sharing reductions would be limited to individuals earning 150% FPL or less

The ACA cost sharing reductions would be repealed starting in 2020

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True or false, the AHCA guarantees coverage of the ten essential health benefits established by the ACA for all individual and small group market health insurance policies.(Required)

True

False

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According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), under which measure would more young adults (19-29) be uninsured – the ACA or the AHCA?(Required)

The ACA

The AHCA

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The AHCA changes coverage provided to low-income adults through the ACA’s expansion of the Medicaid program by:(Required)

Mandating that all states adopt the Medicaid expansion

Ending the enhanced federal funding for the expansion population

Eliminating the Medicaid expansion as a state option

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True or false, the AHCA provides less Medicaid funding to states to support coverage for children, poor seniors and people with disabilities.(Required)

True

False

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True or false, the AHCA does not make any changes affecting Medicare, the federal insurance program for seniors and some people with disabilities?(Required)

True

False

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The AHCA cuts federal tax revenue by $992 billion over 10 years. To achieve overall savings, the bill reduces federal health spending by $1.11 trillion over 10 years. Over 70% of the federal spending cuts are achieved by which of the following?(Required)

Repealing ACA small employer tax credits

Replacing ACA premium tax credits with new flat tax credits for nongroup coverage

Repealing ACA cost sharing subsidies

Converting federal Medicaid payments to a block grant or per capita cap and phasing out enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion

Rescinding unobligated balances under the Federal Prevention and Public Health Fund

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