Tavenner Says Signs Point To More Competition In Exchanges For 2015

CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner pledged that competition in the exchanges is robust and is bound to increase next year, because insurers have submitted more applications to get qualified health plans certified for 2015 and consumers this year already were able to choose from an average of 47 plans. “That's a lot of competition,” said Tavenner, speaking Wednesday (Sept. 3) at a National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation briefing. Although 2015 exchange premiums are not final and increases vary by...