Moody’s: PPACA Policy Changes Bring More Risk for Health Insurers

Recent health insurance exchange policy changes are bad news for insurers, according to Moody’s.

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The Obama administration’s decision to delay the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act open enrollment period in 2015 — along with other last-minute policy changes — will probably have a negative effect on health insurers, according to a report from Moody’s Investor’s Service.

The administrative alterations, including 2014 enrollment deadline extensions and extending non-PPACA-compliant health plans, will expose health insurers to more financial and operational risks than previously anticipated, according to the report.

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