President Trump and the Affordable Care Act: What Happens Now?

Hours after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the various heads of governmental agencies to ease the financial burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”). In this article, partners Mark Brossman and Ian Levin and associate Melissa Sandak discuss the executive order and what it means for the future of the ACA and the employers and other plan sponsors who have spent the last six years implementing its provisions.