NY AG Schneiderman, MA AG Healey Lead Coalition of 17 AGs Opposing Trump Administration’s Attempt to Undermine Affordable Care Act
"The Trump administration's rule is nothing more than an unlawful end run around the consumer protections enshrined in the Affordable Care Act, part of
Click here to read the comments (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/multi_state_ag_comment_letter.pdf), which were submitted by the Attorneys General of
Over the last few decades,
The Attorneys General caution that projections forecast that the Proposed Rule, if finalized, would lead to several million enrollees shifting out of the ACA's individual and small group markets into AHPs with far fewer health benefits and that the Proposed Rule would increase premiums for those remaining in the individual ACA market.
State Attorneys General have extensive experience protecting individuals and small employers from predatory entities that seek to defraud or deceive customers through the use of AHPs. They seek that the Proposed Rule is unlawful and would invite fraud and wrongdoing in the health insurance market that will threaten the health and financial security of consumers nationwide.
The Proposed Rule reverses decades of agency and judicial interpretation of ERISA's key terms, with the primary purpose of undermining the ACA Because the DOL's proposed changes would increase the risk of fraud and harm to consumers, undermine the current small-group and individual health insurance markets, and are also inconsistent with the text of ERISA and the ACA, the Attorneys General are urging that the Proposed Rule be withdrawn.
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