The Republican majority released their health reform framework, the American Health Care Act, on March 6. So, in the wonderful world of insurance acronyms, are we to call this the AHCA? To paraphrase our new President, "nobody knew how complicated health insurance is". The talk is easy, and the walk is hard. Replacing the ACA is not really feasible in the short term, as the sinews of much of the law are so inter-twined that killing one branch might unexpectedly kill others. The new blueprint for our health insurance system is, in current form, a compromise that tries to leave enough crumbs for the various factional groups that must vote for it to feel appeased. It leaves the employer tax advantages for offering health coverage in place, and defers the "Cadillac" tax concept out to 2025. Employers are no longer mandated to offer. Most taxes are eliminated. Carriers can design less expensive "catastrophic" plans than the four-level coverage now required.  Read more.