Healthcare

CMS chief calls high Obamacare rates ‘growing pains’

By Robert King
Published October 5, 2016 6:37pm ET
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CMS chief calls high Obamacare rates ‘growing pains’
CMS Acting Director Andy Slavitt said he's hopeful that congressional Republicans and President-elect Trump won't immediately deprive millions of Americans of their insurance plans in a quest to ditch President Obama's healthcare law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

Obamacare is experiencing some “growing pains,” but double-digit rate hikes for 2017 plans won’t doom the law, according to a top administration official.

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