“The federal deadline for insurers to file rate proposals with the federal government is June 21. Many insurers had been hoping that the Trump administration would say for certain whether it would continue to pay cost-sharing reduction (CSR) subsidies for covering low-income enrollees.
“No such assurances from the administration appear to be coming, leaving insurers with a difficult choice.
“Next week’s filings will give the most comprehensive look yet at what the ObamaCare markets could look like next year. It’s not clear whether the Trump administration will make the requests public, though sometimes individual states will release the information for their insurers.
“Still, early filings already show several insurers requesting double-digit rate increases. Some have already announced they won’t participate in the law’s marketplaces next year, leaving an unprecedented 47 counties with no options on the exchanges for 2018.
“‘We’ve seen so far pretty high premium increases in a number of states. Some of that seems to be because of uncertainty insurers are facing over CSR payments and individual mandate enforcement,’ said Cynthia Cox, an insurance expert with the Kaiser Family Foundation.” Source: The Hill.
