Azar: HHS Leans Toward Letting Non-ACA Plans Stay On Market Longer

HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the department is still reviewing whether to extend for another year the transitional policy that allows plans out of compliance with the ACA to remain on the market, but he strongly indicated that HHS is leaning toward yes. Without an extension, the so-called “grandmothered” plans would be cut off at the end of the year. Senate Finance Committee Chair Charles Grassley (R-IA) queried Azar about the policy during a hearing Thursday (March 13) on the...