Trump Administration Preparing Fix for Obamacare Risk Payments

  • CMS readying rule that could let Obamacare transfers resume
  • Insurers had pushed for quick fix following halt in transfers
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The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would allow the resumption of billions of dollars in payments to health insurers in Obamacare.

The Office of Management and Budget was sent a rule on Wednesday from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services tied to the risk-adjustment program, which transfers money to insurers who take on sicker customers.