HFMA Comments on Measures to Maintain Insurance Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
HFMA submitted comments to Congressional leaders pertaining to the measures taken to ensure that insurance coverage is maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The letter includes recommendations that will:
- Support businesses in their goal to continue providing health coverage to their employees
- Establish robust new funding to support Americans who lose their jobs to allow them to maintain coverage
- Allow a one-time special enrollment period (SEP) for the individual market
- Enhance current financial assistance to lower the cost of premiums for those who rely on the individual market