Directly funding cost-sharing reductions (CSRs), as Republicans are apparently considering, would INCREASE out-of-pocket premiums for millions of #ACA marketplace enrollees, cut funding by tens of billions of $, and leave hundreds of thousands of ppl uninsured.
"A mass shift to high-deductible plans could leave millions of Americans who recently lost access to Obamacare subsidies vulnerable to unexpectedly high costs, health policy experts said. Republicans are eager to move ahead anyway."
Millions of Americans that can’t afford higher health insurance premiums are dropping Obamacare coverage in the months since Congress failed to extend the generous subsidies that had become a defining feature of the Affordable Care Act. nyti.ms/4tVzbif
An SBM-FP transition doesn’t have as many moving parts as a transition to a full SBM. Even so, a bumpy transition could result in Oklahomans—particularly those in vulnerable communities—not getting timely help with applying for or using their health coverage.
3. Oklahoma is one of five states that do not enforce the ACA’s market reform provisions; instead these regulatory functions have historically been performed by CMS. Given this history, how does Oklahoma plan to certify marketplace plans and conduct plan management as an SBM-FP?