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EstimatingtheEffectsoftheConsumerFreedom

AmendmentontheIndividualMarket

July15,2017

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OverviewandMethodology

Inresponsetoarequestfortechnicalassistance,wemodeledtheimpactofallowingthesaleofnonACA
compliantplansalongsideACAcompliantplansintheindividualmarket,whilestillmaintainingtheconsumer
choiceprovisionsofSection1312(c)(1)ofthePatientProtectionandAffordableCareAct.NonACAcompliant
planssoldinplanyear2019orlatermayalsobereferredtoasConsumerFreedomPlansthroughoutthis
document.
AnalternatescenarioabsenttherequirementsofSection1312(c)(1)ofthePatientProtectionandAffordableCare
Actisalsoincluded.
Inbothscenarios,itisassumedthatanadequatenumberofissuersofferatleastonebronze,silver,andgold
qualifiedhealthplan,andthatallstatesin2020permitallcarrierstoofferhealthinsuranceplanswithalower
actuarialvalueandfewerrequiredbenefitswithoutimposingstricterrequirementsandpremiumratingrules.
Wedividedthenationwideuninsuredandindividualmarketpopulationsintodemographiccells(basedonage,
income,andhealthrisk)andtheirinsurancestatus(uninsured,insuredinACAcompliantplan,insuredinannon
compliantplan).
Usingproprietaryelasticityestimates,themodelcomparescurrentyearandprioryearpremiumcostsfor
individualsineachage/income/riskcategory,todeterminethenumberofindividualschoosingtopurchase,
maintain,ordropcoverage,orremainuninsured.
Arangeofcoverage,premiumrate,andfederaloutlayestimatesweredevelopedbetweentwoscenarioshigh
total/nonACAenrollmentandlowtotal/nonACAenrollment forboththecurrentlawandtheConsumer
FreedomAmendment.
Thehighenrollmentscenarioassumesgreaterpricesensitivity,moreenrollmentinnonACAplanspriorto2017,10%fewer
claimsasaresultofloosenedEHBrequirements,and$10Binannualfederalfundingusedasreinsuranceeachyearfrom2020
2026.
Thelowenrollmentscenarioassumeslowerpricesensitivity,halfthepre2017nonACAenrollment,5%fewerclaims,andno
federalfunding.
Afulllistofassumptionsandlimitationsofourapproachisdescribedintheendnotes.

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TotalEnrollment SingleRiskPool
18

17

16
MillionsofCoveredLives

15

CurrentLawHigh

14 CurrentLawLow
ConsumerFreedomAmdtHigh
ConsumerFreedomAmdtLow
13

12

11

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10
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
FederalOutlays:
APTC,CSRs,andSection301Funding SingleRiskPool
80

75

70

65

60
$Billions

CurrentLawHigh

55 CurrentLawLow
ConsumerFreedomAmdtHigh

50 ConsumerFreedomAmdtLow

45

40

35

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30
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
IndividualMarketEnrollment:
ACACompliantvsNonACACompliantPlans SingleRiskPool
18

16.1 16.1
16
14.8 14.8 14.8
14.4
14 1.6
2.6 2.3 5.1
3.8 6.7
12
MillionsofCoveredLives

10

NonACACompliant
8 ACACompliant

13.2
6 12.2 12.4
10.9 10.6
9.4
4

0
2017 2017 2020 2020 2024 2024
Low High Low High Low High

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IndividualMarketMonthlyPremiums
900 SilverACACompliantvsNonACACompliantPlans SingleRiskPool
$845

800 LowScenario HighScenario


$770

700

$635

600
$570

500 $490

$430

400 $380
$370
$360 $360
$330

300 $290

$240
$230

200

100
2017SilverACA 2020 2020 2020 2024 2024 2024
Compliant CurrentLaw SilverACACompliant NonACACompliant CurrentLaw SilverACACompliant NonACACompliant
EnrollmentWeighted EnrollmentWeighted
Average PRELIMINARYDRAFT Average
Scenariopremiumsareforage40anddonotincludepremium assistanceunderthecurrentlaworConsumerFreedomAmendment.Enrollmentweightedaveragecontainsallages.
IndividualMarketEnrollment:
DemographicMixofNonACACompliantPlans SingleRiskPool
IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyrisk IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyage IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyFPL

40 40 40
HighRisk Over50 Over400%FPL
MediumRisk 30to50 34% 200400%FPL 34%
35 34% 35 35
LowRisk Under30 Under200%FPL
3
30 30 30

10
25 25 23% 25 23%
23% 20
1 3
20 17% 20 17% 20 17%
34 7
15 3 15 15 14
5
3 10
10 21 10
22 10
5
12
13
5 11 5 5
6 7
7
1 1 2
0 0 0
2017 2020 2024 2017 2020 2024 2017 2020 2024

Totalsmaydifferbecauseofrounding

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IndividualMarketEnrollment:
DemographicMixofACAcompliantPlans SingleRiskPool

IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyrisk IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyage IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyFPL

90 HighRisk 90 90
Over50 Over400%FPL
83% 83% 83%
MediumRisk 200400%FPL
77% 77% 30to50 77%
80 80 80
LowRisk Under200%FPL
Under30
19
70 66% 70 66% 70 24 66%
21 29
22
60 60 30 60
16 16
22
50 50 31 50
17
28
40 40 27 40 27
22
25
30 30 30

48 22
20 39 20 20
31 28 28
25 27
10 10 22 10
13
0 0 0
2017 2020 2024 2017 2020 2024 2017 2020 2024

Totalsmaydifferbecauseofrounding

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TotalEnrollment TwoRiskPools

18

17
MillionsofCoveredLives

16

CurrentLawHigh

15 CurrentLawLow
ConsumerFreedomAmdtHigh
ConsumerFreedomAmdtLow

14

13

12
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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FederalOutlays
APTC,CSRs,andSection301Funding TwoRiskPools
90

80

70

CurrentLawHigh
$Billions

60 CurrentLawLow
ConsumerFreedomAmdtHigh
ConsumerFreedomAmdtLow

50

40

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30
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
IndividualMarketEnrollment:
ACACompliantvsNonACACompliant TwoRiskPools
18
16.7 16.6
15.8
15.9
16
14.8 14.8

14 1.6
2.6
5.5 6.9
MillionsofCoveredLives

12 7.4 8.6

10

NonACACompliant
8 ACACompliant

13.2
6 12.2
10.4
9.7
4 8.4 8

0
2017 2017 2020 2020 2024 2024
Low High Low High Low High
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IndividualMarketMonthlyPremiums
SilverACACompliantvsNonACACompliant TwoRiskPools

$845

$770 LowScenario HighScenario

$660
$635

$590
$570

$430

$370
$360 $360

$210
$200 $200
$190

2017SilverACA 2020 2020 2020 2024 2024 2024


Compliant CurrentLaw SilverACACompliant NonACACompliant CurrentLaw SilverACACompliant NonACACompliant
EnrollmentWeighted EnrollmentWeighted
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Average Average
Scenariopremiumsareforage40anddonotincludepremium assistanceunderthecurrentlaworConsumerFreedomAmendment.Enrollmentweightedaveragecontainsallages.
IndividualMarketEnrollment:
DemographicMixofNonACACompliantPlans TwoRiskPools

IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyrisk IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyage IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyFPL

60 60 60
HighRisk Over50 Over400%FPL
MediumRisk 30to50 200400%FPL
LowRisk Under30 49% Under200%FPL
50 49% 50 50 49%

6 8
40 40 40
34%
34% 34%
14 28
2
30 30 4 30

9 19
20 17% 42 20 17% 20 17%
3 31 5
3 27
10 17
10 10 5 20 10
12
11
7 6
1 2 3
0 0 0
2017 2020 2024 2017 2020 2024 2017 2020 2024

Totalsmaydifferbecauseofrounding

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IndividualMarketEnrollment:
DemographicMixofACACompliantPlans TwoRiskPools

IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyrisk IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyage IndividualMarketEnrollmentbyFPL

90 HighRisk 90 90
Over50 Over400%FPL
83% 83% 83%
MediumRisk 200400%FPL
30to50
80 80 80
LowRisk Under200%FPL
Under30
19 66% 66% 66%
70 70 70 24
29
60 60 60
51% 51% 17 51%
16 20
50 50 28 50
8
28
40 21 40 27 25 40
23
16
18
30 30 30
22
48 11
20 20 20
18
30 31
27 27 26
10 19 10 10
16
9
0 0 0
2017 2020 2024 2017 2020 2024 2017 2020 2024

Totalsmaydifferbecauseofrounding

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Assumptions&Limitations
Therangeofassumptionsbehindthemodeledscenariosassumeallofthedetailsbelowaretrueforthemodeltohold.
RulesgoverningtheACAmarketremainunchangedexceptforonesexplicitlylistedbelow
Inthisscenario,itisassumedthatanadequatenumberofissuersofferatleastonebronze,silver,andgoldqualifiedhealth
plan,andthatallstatesin2020permitallcarrierstoofferhealthinsuranceplanswithaloweractuarialvalueandfewer
requiredbenefitswithoutimposingstricterrequirementsandpremiumratingrules.
InyearspriortotheopensaleofnonACAplans(20172019),a15%lapseratefornonACAplansisused
RangeoflivesonnonACAplansin2017isestimatedtobe2 3M
Modelingisnationwideandassumesallstateshavea5:1agecurve,bothforACAandnonACAplans
Nochangeinpopulationgrowth,economicgrowth,ormedicaltrend
Priceelasticityisdeterminedbasedoncombinationsofrisk,age,andincome
Probabilityofenrolleesswitchingbetweenplansisrangedandbasedonacomparisonofoutofpocket&premiumcost
differencebetweenanonACAplanandACAbronzeplanwithhighertotalcostdifferentialsleadingtohigherratesof
switching
NonACAplandesignedwitha$12Kdeductibleand$12Kmaximumoutofpocketlimit

OverallAssumptions
HealthstatusratingusedfornonACAplansbeginningin2020inbothscenarios
Federallevel policychangeinplacetoallowforopensaleofnonACAplans,withallstatesadoptingthischangeandcarriers
inallmarketsofferingnonACAplans
RatingoccursinasingleriskpoolwithoutriskadjustmentbetweennonACAplans

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Assumptions&Limitations
SingleRiskPoolAssumptions
Hightotal/nonACAenrollmentscenario:
HigherpricesensitivityintotalcostcomparisonbetweenACAandnonACAplans,leadingtohigherratesofswitching
100%enrollmentretentionofenrolleeswholapsenonACAcoveragefrom20172019
Higher2017startingpointofnonACAenrollment
10%lowerclaimsinnonACAplansduetoEHBreductions
$10Binadditionalfederalfundingusedasreinsuranceineachyear20202026
Lowtotal/nonQHPenrollmentscenario
LowerpricesensitivityintotalcostcomparisonbetweenACAandnonACAplans,leadingtolowerratesofswitching
50%enrollmentretentionofenrolleeswholapsenonACAcoveragefrom20172019
Lower2017startingpointofnonACAenrollment
5%lowerclaimsinnonACAplansduetoEHBreductions
Noadditionalfederalfundingusedasreinsuranceineachyear20202026
DoubleRiskPoolAssumptions
FederallevelpolicychangeinplacetoallowforopensaleofnonACAplans,withallstatesadoptingthischangeandcarriers
inallmarketsofferingnonACAplans
Ratingoccursinseparateriskpools(oneforACAplansandanotherfornonACAplans)
Lowenrollmentandhighenrollment:sameasthesingleriskpoolscenario

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