CMS Says CO, ND 1332 Reinsurance Waivers Complete, Seeks Comments

CMS has determined that the 1332 waiver applications recently submitted by Colorado and North Dakota are complete and has opened the federal public comment period through July 5. Both states seek to set up state-level reinsurance programs for the 2020 plan year that would be partially funded through federal pass-through dollars. CMS has 180 days to decide on the waiver applications, but the agency has been making decisions on a much quicker schedule over the past year, averaging from about...