Silver-loading refers to health insurers loading premium increases on the popular silver-level exchange plans to make up for the loss of Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) payments. Loading premium surcharges onto silver plans boosted the size of the premium tax credits available to people with incomes below 400% of the federal poverty level. – The Trump Administration in an effort to end silver-loading has proposed changes to the current regulations.

Employee Benefit Advisor’s blog tends to focus on Human Resource and Benefit group related issues, like our monthly HR & Benefit Advisory publication. However, we believe silver-loading is an issue of interest to all in our field.

 

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