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Public comment sought for state insurance waiver |
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November 3, 2017 |
The Idaho Department of Insurance intends to
apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) and to the United States
Department of the Treasury for a Section 1332
State Innovation waiver on or about January 5,
2018.
The purpose of the waiver is to extend
eligibility for help in paying monthly health
insurance premiums through Advance Premium Tax
Credits (APTC) to working U.S. citizens who file
federal income tax returns with income below
100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
The proposed effective date for the waiver is
January 1, 2019.
Currently, thousands of Idaho residents have
incomes of under 100% FPL and are without health
coverage. Due to the requirement to have income
of at least 100% FPL in order to qualify for
APTC, these Idahoans do not have access to
affordable health insurance.
While these working U.S. citizens are ineligible
for APTC, lawfully-present non-citizens falling
into the same income range are eligible for and
receive APTC. This Section 1332 waiver
application, if approved, would provide working
Idahoans with income below 100% FPL who are U.S.
citizens access to APTC similar to
lawfully-present non-citizens.
The Department’s comprehensive public notice,
tribal notice and the draft waiver application
are available on our website at
https://doi.idaho.gov/publicinformation/PublicComments.
The Department is seeking public comment through
public hearings, the interactive form available
on the website, email or traditional mail as
indicated below.
Interested parties may also request hard copies
of the waiver packet or submit comments via
email or traditional USPS mail to:
Attention:
Weston Trexler
Product Review Bureau
Chief
Department of Insurance
P.O. Box 83720; Boise, Idaho 83720-0043
E-mail to:
DOI.Reform@doi.idaho.gov |
Public comments will be accepted until December
15. |
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