Trumpcare
Following Trump’s Executive Order, Washingtons Insurance Premiums are Set to Jump 36%
The executive order that stops funding a key piece of the Affordable Care Act will result in higher premiums for people in Washington state.
Following President Donald Trumps executive order on health care, the average monthly premium in Washington state is set to jump 36.4 percent, according to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) of Washington State. The office issued new information on the number of health insurers (11) who are selling plans (74 of them) on Washingtons…
Some Washington Officials Sound Alarm on New Trumpcare Executive Order
The states insurance commissioner said the presidents decision to immediately halt payments could likely lead to a collapse of health insurance markets nationwide.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order relating to the Affordable Care Act that immediately discontinues billions of dollars in payments key to the law. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the cost-sharing reductions (CSR) payments are being discontinued immediately through Trumps new order. This year, those…