Donnelly Statement on Anthem and MDWise Leaving Indiana Health Insurance Marketplace
Donnelly said, "Today's decision is especially disappointing because tens of thousands of Hoosiers are losing their coverage, an outcome forced by this Administration's deliberate strategy to create chaos and undermine the health care coverage of Hoosiers. We should all be able to agree that we want to protect access to affordable health care, and it is now more important than ever that the
In March,
Today's announcement from
Similarly,
Donnelly has also heard from a number of insurers that offer coverage to Hoosiers and they too have cited the market uncertainty as they formulate their 2018 rate proposals. To read the letters from
BACKGROUND
DONNELLY FLOOR SPEECH:
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To see the full speech click the left image above. For a highlight video, click the right image above.
WHAT
NEWS:
Indiana Public Media: Indiana Health Insurers to File 2018 Rates for
While
Both public and private analyses released earlier this year showed that the individual marketplaces were relatively stable and improving, and that insurers, on average, were getting closer to break-even margins.
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However, despite the fact that experts have said the individual health insurance market has been showing signs of stabilization, moving toward profitability, the Administration, along with Congressional Republicans, have put this progress at risk.
Timeline of Undermining the Health Care System
* President Trump Signs an Executive Order Undermining the Law
On
* The
On
* President Trump Will Not Commit to Making Consumer Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments, Creating Market Instability
* On
* On
* On
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* Instead of Improving Our Health Care System, President Trump Said Letting it Explode is Best Strategy
The President has made repeated comments suggesting the best strategy is to let our health care system fail. At the
* Legislative Uncertainty
In May, the
You Don't Have to Take Our Word For It
Indiana Insurers
"As I have stated publicly over the previous few months, without certainty of CSR funding - compounding the structural market challenges noted above -
CareSource (insurer offering plans to Hoosiers through the insurance marketplace) President and CEO,
"...If the Administration stops paying CSRs, we estimate that the rates for our silver plans would increase by a minimum of 15%. In addition, we believe that ceasing CSR payments may adversely impact the risk pool (i.e., rising rates may lead to healthier consumers who can't afford the premium increases to drop out of the market, which results in a sicker pool remaining in the market), potentially leading to further increases in future years." (Letter to
Other Insurers and Organizations
Blue Cross Blue
The
Read this original document at: https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-statement-on-anthem-and-mdwise-leaving-indiana-health-insurance-marketplace
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