Georgiaofficials say the initiative would help drive down insurance costsby providing more choices, permitting cheaper plans to be offeredand capping financial assistance to consumers. (Photo:Shutterstock)
The Trump administration announced Thursday it was putting onhold Georgia's proposal to significantly alter how that state'sAffordable Care Act insurance marketplace operates but suggested itis eager to help the state get it done.
"CMS is committed to working with states to provide theflexibility they need to increase choices for their citizens,promote market stability, and more affordable coverage," aspokesperson for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,who declined to be identified, wrote in an email to KHN. "We arepleased to see states like Georgia take the lead in health carereform by creating innovative state based solutions."
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