Virginia Provider Groups Call for Change In ACA 90-Day Grace-Period Regulations

Federal regulations implementing a provision of the Affordable Care Act creating a 90-day grace period before termination of coverage for enrollees in health-exchange plans unfairly shift financial risk to providers and create a disincentive to provider participation in exchange plans, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association and the Medical Society of Virginia said in an Aug. 22 letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The letter was the latest in a stream of complaints from provider groups to the CMS about the burden of uncompensated care that could arise under the regulations implementing the 90-day grace period ( ...