Consumer Advocates In MO Still Upset By HHS' Lack Of Rate Transparency

The executive director of the Missouri consumer advocacy group that had filed action against HHS for failing to provide information on issuers' proposed rate increases called the department's recent release of premium data too little too late, and said she remains disappointed with the department. HHS did release some of the information but did so in a non-user friendly manner, using spreadsheets instead of forms that are difficult to review and still did not include the needed data. Advocates are...