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US health insurers get more time for 2018 rate increases
Published Mon, Aug 14, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
THE Trump administration is giving health insurance companies more time to calculate price increases for 2018 because of uncertainty caused by the President's threat to cut off crucial subsidies paid to insurers on behalf of millions of low-income people.
Federal health officials said the deadline for insurers to file their rate requests would be extended by nearly three weeks, to Sept 5.
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