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Consumers in the state of Washington experienced higher premiums and loss of choice following the enactment of guarantee issue without an individual mandate in the 1990’s. Washington’s reforms also failed to reduce the number of uninsured. These are among the takeaways of a new case study released today by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) that examines the impact of the Washington state’s implementation of well-intentioned health insurance market reforms in the absence of a personal coverage requirement.
States that enacted guaranteed issue and community rating reforms in the absence of an individual mandate saw their individual insurance markets deteriorate reports Milliman in its updated study, “The Impact of Guaranteed Issue and Community Rating Reforms on States’ Individual Insurance Markets.”
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) President and CEO Karen Ignagni today released the following statement on the final state exchange rule released by the Department of Health and Human Services.