With Congress and the next president promising repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the nation’s largest health insurance lobby wants a delay for insurers to submit plans to offer coverage on the law’s exchanges for 2018.
The New York Times reports America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) has been speaking with congressional leaders over the past several weeks about their priorities in a repeal-and-delay scenario. Among the demands is pushing back the state-by-state deadlines for insurers to file exchange plans for regulatory approval until the summer of 2017.
What AHIP won’t do is fight repeal efforts from Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump. It is endorsing the idea of a long delay in the repeal’s effects to allow time to craft and pass a replacement plan.
“We would love to see a three-year time frame, as long as possible,” said AHIP CEO Marilyn Tavenner.
To find out what insurers want in terms of extending cost-sharing and subsidies over that transition period, click on the link below:
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