Health insurers are complaining that many enrollees inPPACA federal and state marketplaceexchanges are waiting until they need expensive medical care tosign up for insurance by taking advantage of “special enrollmentperiods” that fall outside of the open enrollment seasons.
The Obama administration appears to be listening.
Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator for the Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Services, said in a speech Monday that theadministration has to review rules for special enrollment periods,which he conceded were subject to abuse, reports Politico.
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