The following article by Sarah Okeson was posted on the DCReporting.org website February 19, 2017:
Proposal Makes It Harder and More Expensive to Get Coverage
The Trump administration is moving to make it harder for you to get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. The net effect of the proposals would be significantly greater regulatory and paperwork burdens for both consumers and health insurance exchanges, the opposite of Trump’s promise during the campaign and since taking office.
The proposed rules also would lower the percentage of expenses that insurers must cover, forcing patients to pay more for their health care.
Andy Slavitt, the former acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said the Trump administration has created a “manufactured crisis” in the Affordable Care Act with talk of a repeal and not enforcing rules. Continue reading “Trump Administration Moves To Block Access To Health Insurance”