Insurers Allowed To Turn In Two Proposed 2018 Rates: One If The ACA Stands And One If It’s Repealed
Insurers have been increasingly anxious about the deadline to turn in their proposed rate changes as uncertainty continues to swirl around the future of the health law.
Sacramento Bee:
‘Trump Rates’ Or Obamacare Rates? Health Plans Can Send Both To California Regulators
When California health insurance companies begin setting 2018 rates, they’ll be able to offer two different projections without committing to either one. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is inviting the 15 or so health insurance providers the state regulates to draw up rates based on different scenarios centered on how the Trump administration enforces the Affordable Care Act. (Ashton, 4/28)
In other news —
Sacramento Bee:
CA Assembly Speaker Talks Single-Payer Health Care, Donald Trump
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, visited The Bee Capitol Bureau on Wednesday to discuss some of the biggest issues facing the California Legislature this year. Here’s what he had to say. (Koseff, 4/28)