HHS Anticipates Having $7.7B For 2015 Reinsurance Payments To Exchange Plans

HHS anticipates having $7.7 billion in reinsurance collections that can be used for 2015 plan year payments to reimburse exchange plans for high-cost claims, the department announced in guidance out Friday . This includes $5.5 billion collected as of Feb. 3, another $1 billion slated for collection in November, and $1.7 billion carried over from 2014, for a total of $8.2 billion out of which around $500 million will be transferred to Treasury and also used for administrative expenses, HHS...