Insurers calls on Congress to act on ObamaCare payments
Several health groups, including insurers and hospital associations, signed a joint letter to House and Senate leadership on Saturday, urging Congress to fund cost-sharing reduction (CSR) benefits, following President Trump's decision to halt the key ObamaCare payments.
"There will be serious consequences without Congressional action: millions will face higher premiums, fewer choices, and less access to the medical care they need. Let's work together on solutions that deliver the access, care, and coverage that the American people deserve," the letter said.
The coalition that penned the letter is made up of America's Health Insurance Plans, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Benefits Council, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, the Federation of American Hospitals, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The administration late Thursday said it would stop providing insurers with the CSR payments required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as Trump has long threatened to do. Administration officials said the payments were unconstitutional bailouts of the insurance industry.
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