Senate Dems’ Bill Would Enhance, Fund ACA’s Cost-Sharing Reductions

By Amy Lotven / March 10, 2021 at 6:57 PM

Senate Democrats led by New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen are pushing legislation that would enhance the value of and eligibly for the Affordable Care Act’s cost-sharing reductions (CSRs) and permanently fund the program, thus eliminating the need for the “silver-loading” workaround that insurers crafted after the Trump administration ended direct payments to reimburse their costs for the subsidies in 2017.



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