Charity Groups Push Bill Requiring Plans To Accept Third-Party Payments

As stakeholders await regulations that are expected to establish parameters around third parties seeking to pay premiums or other cost sharing on behalf of exchange enrollees -- and which could allow plans to reject those payments -- advocates continue to push legislation that would require issuers to accept the funding as they say the current restrictive policy is harmful and discriminatory. The Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (H.R. 3976) is sponsored by Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and had garnered 127...