dagblog - Comments for "Health insurers file suit for billions of dollars from federal government over Affordable Care Act commitments" http://dagblog.com/link/health-insurers-file-suit-billions-dollars-federal-government-over-affordable-care-act Comments for "Health insurers file suit for billions of dollars from federal government over Affordable Care Act commitments" en Trump administration takes http://dagblog.com/comment/254740#comment-254740 <a id="comment-254740"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/health-insurers-file-suit-billions-dollars-federal-government-over-affordable-care-act">Health insurers file suit for billions of dollars from federal government over Affordable Care Act commitments</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-administration-takes-another-major-swipe-at-the-affordable-care-act/2018/07/07/0f1ff4c4-821f-11e8-b851-5319c08f7cee_story.html">Trump administration takes another major swipe at the Affordable Care Act</a></p> <p><em>Drawing swift protest from the health-insurance industry, the administration halted billions of dollars in annual payments required under the law to even out the cost to insurers whose customers need expensive medical services.'</em></p> <p>By Amy Goldstein @ WashingtonPost.com, July 7</p> <blockquote> <p>The Trump administration took another major swipe at the Affordable Care Act, halting billions of dollars in annual payments required under the law to even out the cost to insurers whose customers need expensive medical services.</p> <p>In a rare Saturday afternoon announcement, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it will stop collecting and paying out money under the ACA’s “risk adjustment” program, drawing swift protest from the health insurance industry.</p> <p>Risk adjustment is one of three methods built into the 2010 health-care law [....]</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div> Sun, 08 Jul 2018 09:24:40 +0000 artappraiser comment 254740 at http://dagblog.com