Healthcare

Trump administration denies Idaho plan to bypass Obamacare

By Robert King
Published March 9, 2018 12:50am ET
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Trump administration denies Idaho plan to bypass Obamacare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday denied Idaho's attempt to bypass Obamacare on Thursday. "CMS is committed to working with states to give them as much flexibility as permissible under the law," CMS Administrator Seema Verma said in a statement. "However, the Affordable Care Act remains the law." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

The Trump administration has shot down Idaho’s bid to sell plans on Obamacare insurer exchanges that don’t comply with the law’s quality requirements.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services responded on Thursday that Idaho cannot sell plans that violate the law’s requirements that plans sold on the exchanges meet quality requirements including covering essential health benefits and not charge sick people more money.

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