“Hey! Just because the Kenyan Usurper hired qualified guys doesn’t mean they’re qualified to understand me!” - Traffic Cone Don
Former Obama HHS Official Warns New ACA Rule Could Destabilize Market
Ryan: Let’s hope they do.
Trump: I can guarantee it. Too many people have insurance. Only white Republicans should have access to health care.
So?
Shorter enrollment period? I’ve heard with the current enrollment period healthier people are the last to sign up, the sick do it right away. A shorter period means more sick people, less healthy, destabilizing the market (but exactly what they want). More flexible benefits in silver plans? That means cuts in coverage. Those plans already exist and are called bronze plans. This move just allows insurance companies and their MBA’s to spin webs of deceit: now a silver plan doesn’t equal another silver plan and the buyer has to sort through all the obfuscated details to try and figure out what a plan offers. More costs for consumers, more profits for insurance companies.
“It’s a feature, not a bug.”
That was my thought, exactly.
" it will make coverage in the marketplace less affordable and attractive. This will reduce demand and enrollment, which will undermine stability, she said."
And that’s EXACTLY what they want…
Too late. Greedy insurance companies are already destabilizing the market, it is deliberate extortion to extract more subsidies from the government.
[Humana becomes first major insurer to quit Obamacare exchanges][1]
DoJ wouldn’t let Aetna and Humana merge due to antitrust laws. They said approve the merger or we’ll deliberately fuck up the exchanges by dropping out. DoJ stood firm. Who will the public think is the villain, when insurers drop their insurance policies?
[1]: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/aetna-humana-drop-merger-bid-234989