New York Amends BHP Waiver To Address Premium Impact

New York is amending its 1332 waiver request to mitigate concerns that the state’s aim to expand eligibility for its Essential Health Plan will raise individual market premiums, and it is now planning to reimburse health insurers for setting rates that don’t account for the waiver -- an approach supported by the state’s health plans that encourage CMS to approve the application. CMS is taking public comments on the amendment through Wednesday (Aug. 30). New York is one of two...