CMS Tightens Reins on Obamacare Access

CMS Tightens Reins on Obamacare Access

(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration announced a plan to curb Affordable Care Act (ACA)-related spending by beefing up income verification for subsidies, tightening open enrollment periods, and eliminating access for some young immigrants...

Trump administration makes sweeping changes to ObamaCare, ends ‘Dreamer’ coverage · American Wire News

President Donald Trump’s administration pumped the brakes on the extent of coverage under ObamaCare as part of a new rule expected to save billions of dollars and deter “Dreamers.” Set into motion 15 years earlier, then-President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law, upending the health insurance industry under the guise of improving healthcare. Friday, after years of empty promises to repeal the law “root and branch,” the …

Trump administration says health insurance move will save $12 billion

CMS says the new rules aim to tackle "waste, fraud and abuse" in health insurance markets.

CMS slashes ACA sign-up periods, tightens eligibility in final rule

On Friday, the Trump administration finalized a rule that’s expected to cause between 725,000 and 1.8 million people to lose ACA coverage.

Trump administration makes sweeping changes to ObamaCare, ends ‘Dreamer’ coverage – IOTW Report

BPR- President Donald Trump’s administration pumped the brakes on the extent of coverage under ObamaCare as part of a new rule expected to save billions of dollars and deter “Dreamers.”

Pending Changes to Marketplace Plans Could Increase Cost Sharing for Consumers – RamaOnHealthcare

Changes to Marketplace plans recently finalized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may incentivize insurers to make their plans less generous. With less generous plans, consumers could face higher out-of-pocket costs. However, these changes could also lower premiums for those who don’t qualify for premium assistance (roughly 8% of Marketplace enrollees). Plans [...]