Cortez Masto co-sponsors bill to address rural county health insurance
CARSON CITY — U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., said Thursday she’s co-sponsoring a bill intended to address health insurance problems such as the ones Nevadans face in many rural counties.
State officials have said that insurers signed up to participate in the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange in 2018 aren’t offering coverage in 13 rural counties and Carson City. The plans submitted for 2018 offer coverage only to residents in Clark, Washoe and Nye counties. One carrier is exiting rural counties, and one is leaving the exchange. Both carriers said market uncertainties prompted their moves.
Cortez Masto has signed on to the Marketplace Certainty Act, a bill sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., aimed at controlling costs and keeping providers in markets.
The bill would fund cost-sharing reductions provided by the Affordable Care Act. The reductions lower the consumer cost for deductibles and copays to make insurance plans more affordable.
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