Knox County to pay $300K in ObamaCare fees [The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.]
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In addition, it will also have to make payments --
The county has 4,700 members, including spouses and dependents, on its plan, so the amount owed will fluctuate as people join or leave, said county Finance Director
The money at this point will come from the county's health insurance reserve fund, which stands at about
The county's plan covers general county workers, fee office employees and the
The transitional reinsurance program will require all self-insured group health plans and health insurance issuers to pay the per-enrollee fees.
In a note to county officials,
He added that they will be used to make "payments to health insurance issuers that cover high-risk individuals in the individual market."
In a
He added: "It is a shame that the
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