CMS recently rescinded its decision to stop further collections or payments under the risk adjustment program.
The permanent risk adjustment program was established under the Affordable Care Act and provides payments funded by health insurance insurers that enroll low-risk populations to those that enroll high-risk populations to reduce incentives for avoiding high-risk enrollees, according to a press release issued by CMS.
Stopping risk adjustment payments would have left insurance premiums in limbo, jeopardized the Affordable Care Act and threatened the care of high-risk populations, such as
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