EDITORIAL: Put consumers first by stabilizing, not sabotaging, health care law
Early this week,
It's a particularly timely message -- one that
The CSRs are one possible executive branch action for doing this, which is why Trump has aired the possibility of cutting off funding. But this ill-advised move would backfire. Insurers are legally required to provide this aid, with reimbursement from the federal government. If the industry doesn't get paid, it passes along these costs through higher consumer premiums -- a reality that Thune's position reflects.
Other wrongheaded options for undermining the law include weak enforcement of the individual requirement to buy insurance or neglecting updates intended to make the Healthcare.gov website easier for insurance shoppers to use. Healthcare.gov serves consumers who live in states that did not set up their own marketplaces, as
Price's agency also has authority over state innovation requests, often referred to as "waivers."
The CSR money makes up a substantial part --
Paulsen, Emmer and Lewis need to take another step forward and protect MinnesotaCare, a program vital to so many in their home state.
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