Trump administration rule aims to tighten enrollment in ACA exchange plans

Modern Healthcare ----- The Trump administration has released its first healthcare-related rule. It aims to appease insurers looking to curb the number of sicker people who sign up for coverage on the individual insurance exchanges. The rule, meant to help stabilize that market by evening out the risk pool, would shorten the enrollment period for 2018. Instead of lasting three months, it will start on November 1 and end on December 15. That allows consumers to receive a full year of coverage and makes it easier to process enrollment. Officials at the CMS considered allowing enrollment next year to remain open from November 1 to January 31 as planned, but ultimately determined that an immediate change would improve the risk pool and ease insurers' concerns. The White House appears to be offering insurers a reprieve while Congress attempts to coalesce around a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. The rule only has a 20-day comment period that ends March 7, indicating that they are attempting to get these changes in place as quickly as possible. To learn more about Trump administration rule aiming to tighten enrollment in ACA exchange plans click on the picture below to read the article.