Health Affairs December 22, 2019
On December 20, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its week seven open enrollment snapshot for the 2020 open enrollment period. Slightly more than 8.3 million consumers selected a plan in the 38 states that use HealthCare.gov. This is down by about 2 percent relative to last year. Separately, CMS released a proposed rate review timeline and draft actuarial value (AV) calculator and methodology, both for the 2021 plan year. CMS is accepting comments on these guidance documents through January 2020; both are relatively similar to last year.
HealthCare.gov Enrollment Remains Stable, Declines Only Slightly
On December 20, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its week seven open enrollment snapshot for the 2020...