Health Affairs October 28, 2019
One week before the beginning of the 2020 open enrollment period on November 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that consumers could preview new plans and prices at HealthCare.gov and CuidadodeSalud.gov. This “window shopping” allows consumers to consider their plan options without logging in, creating an account, or completing an official application.
CMS also summarized operational and other changes to HealthCare.gov for the 2020 open enrollment period. The new information complements more comprehensive data released by CMS last week about the 2020 open enrollment period.
Quality Ratings
The 2020 open enrollment period is the first year that CMS will display five-star quality rating information for most qualified health plans sold through HealthCare.gov. The star rating will...