CMS issues new policies to quicken access to federal insurance marketplace

Modern Healthcare: The CMS wants to ease enrollment on the federal insurance marketplace and keep it affordable by expediting the application process and signing up people who are rejected for Medicaid.

The agency said last week that it wants to expedite household income verification for consumers applying for marketplace coverage. The change would reduce the number of consumers who must submit follow-up documentation to verify their income, the agency says in a July 22 notice (PDF).

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