Insurers press Trump administration for payments

Published April 18, 2017 7:19pm ET



Insurers told Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, during a meeting Tuesday that the most pressing issue for their business was whether the federal government would continue to pay subsidies that help insurers reduce out-of-pocket costs for lower-income enrollees.

While insurance company representatives said they discussed a variety of offerings through Medicaid, Medicare and employer plans, they have pressed the Trump administration to continue to distribute the funds, called cost-sharing reduction subsidies, which are at the center of a House lawsuit that was brought against the Obama administration.

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