New federal rule creates unnecessary health coverage hurdles for nearly 300,000 Washingtonians
Media contact: Public Affairs, (360) 725-7055
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability rule on June 20, making it harder for consumers who buy health plans through our Exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder, to get and keep affordable health coverage.
“It’s clear to me that the Trump administration does not care about helping people find and keep affordable, meaningful health insurance,” said Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer. “It wants to restrict both who gets covered and the medically necessary services they can receive. The administration claims it’s needed to combat fraud and abuse, but that is simply not the case in Washington state. Our Exchange has robust safeguards in place to prevent improper enrollments. All this rule does is create widespread consumer confusion, impose complex administrative requirements for states and consumers, and increase premiums and out-of-pocket costs for thousands of people in our state.”
This email was sent to [email protected] using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner · PO Box 40255, Olympia WA 98504-0255
