Risk Adjustment Meeting Spurs More Debate On Helping Small Plans

April 4, 2016 at 6:34 PM
Plans are sparring with CMS over whether the agency should extend a greater lifeline to small insurers as part of its changes to the Affordable Care Act risk adjustment program, as CMS questions whether more drastic tweaks are needed and worries about unintended consequences. At a meeting with top insurance industry, consulting and state regulatory officials on Thursday (March 31) to discuss potential risk adjustment edits , one agency leader acknowledged there might be certain actions states can take on...


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