Hittner, Ferguson reject President’s call to continue cancelled coverage in RI

摘要

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner KATHLEEN HITTNER, MD , and HealthSource RI Director CHRISTINE FERGUSON is- sued the following joint statement November 15 on the federal decision to continue coverage through certain individual and small business plans that had been subject to cancellation under the Affordable Care Act. The statement read: "All plans available in 2014, whether through HealthSource RI or in the private market, have been through a rigor- ous review process designed to ensure that they meet the standards set forth in the Affordable Care Act. After re- viewing the President's announce- ment, we have decided to continue in the direction we are going, and there- fore will not be adopting the option made available to us by the President. We will continue to closely monitor any and all changes at the federal lev- el that have the potential to impact Rhode Islanders."