Advocates remain upset the agency has slashed funding for the navigator program, but are relieved to see CMS allocated money Wednesday (Sept. 12) to community-based organizations, many of which had previously been awarded grants, rather than a centralized entity with no local presence. CMS is spending only $10 million on 39 navigators entities for the 2019 open enrollment and plan year, $36 million less than last year and 84 percent less than the Obama administration allocated for 2017 plan year...