GOP Questions CMS Move To Add Standardized Plans To Healthcare.gov

As CMS heralded the arrival of standardized plans on the federal exchange for 2017, congressional Republicans on Friday (April 29) questioned the move and asked that staff from key health care committees be briefed by May 13. “CMS is already responsible for certifying all QHPs sold on the HealthCare.gov platform; adding a second layer of certification is redundant and likely to be confusing to consumers,” the lawmakers wrote to acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt. “At best, it implies an endorsement...