CMS Set To Issue Guidance On Use Of ACA Innovation Waivers

May 13, 2015 at 9:02 PM
A CMS official said Tuesday (May 12) that the agency will soon issue guidance clarifying how states can use Section 1332 waivers to work around substantial provisions of the ACA but still get federal subsidies by offering comparable insurance coverage -- a move that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to rule in a case that could yank subsidies from federal exchanges. Meanwhile, GOP lawmakers are said to be shying away from 1332 waivers but eyeing a similar...


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