Covered California’s Plan B For Insurer Subsidies Is ‘Best-Worst Option’
"We need something that health plans can rely upon throughout 2018," Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee said.
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If Trump Kills Subsidies, Covered California Has A Plan
Covered California’s governing board Thursday unanimously approved a fallback plan in case President Trump does away with subsidies that help certain consumers with their out-of-pocket medical costs. The state exchange will now require insurers to create health plans outside of Covered California that would provide the same discounts on out-of-pocket costs that consumers get now with the so-called cost-sharing subsidies. (Faust, 6/15)