A little-known provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could stick doctors with the bill when newly enrolled patients can’t pay for their insurance premiums, an issue Washington state lawmakers may take up in Olympia this session.
The ACA allows a 90-day grace period for health exchange enrollees who purchase their coverage with the help of a federal subsidy who then can't pay their premiums. In other words, a patient could receive care – and rack up medical bills – for three months before…
A little-known provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could stick doctors with the bill when newly enrolled patients can’t pay for their insurance premiums, an issue Washington state lawmakers may take up in Olympia this session.
The ACA allows a 90-day grace period for health exchange enrollees who purchase their coverage with the help of a federal subsidy who then can't pay their premiums. In other words, a patient could receive care – and rack up medical bills – for three months before…