"AHIP released five pages of talking points on what insurers
want in order to stay in the individual market exchanges in 2017 and
2018, while lawmakers hammer out an Obamacare replacement plan. It also
lays out what the industry wants for 2019 and beyond, as well as its
priorities for Medicaid and Medicare.
Some issues have been on insurers' list before. Facing sicker-than-expected customers and millions of dollars in losses in the Obamacare exchanges, insurers want lawmakers to continue and expand risk payments that offset the cost of caring for ill enrollees. They'd also like to make it harder for Americans to sign up for coverage outside of open enrollment periods to prevent people from seeking coverage only when they get sick. And they want to prevent providers and other groups from steering patients into the individual market when they could qualify for Medicaid."
Full Story
Some issues have been on insurers' list before. Facing sicker-than-expected customers and millions of dollars in losses in the Obamacare exchanges, insurers want lawmakers to continue and expand risk payments that offset the cost of caring for ill enrollees. They'd also like to make it harder for Americans to sign up for coverage outside of open enrollment periods to prevent people from seeking coverage only when they get sick. And they want to prevent providers and other groups from steering patients into the individual market when they could qualify for Medicaid."
Full Story
