Health Payer Intelligence November 30, 2018
New policies from CMS will aim to increase options for state regulators and minimize the federal role in enforcing the law of the Affordable Care Act.
CMS has released new policies that purport to help states create “alternatives” to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and improve health insurance options, according to CMS Administrator Seema Verma.
In an address to the States and Nation Policy Summit of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in Washington, DC, Verma emphasized the need for states to address the toughest issues facing the country, particularly in healthcare.
“Seeing the problems the ACA created and seeing the lack of federal action to address these problems should be proof enough for why it was such a...