Pairing risk adjustment to support state 1332 waiver activities
Section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows states, starting in 2017, to waive certain ACA market rules to allow for more tailored commercial individual and small group market solutions. When states consider market reforms such as reinsurance under the 1332 Waiver with the aim of stabilizing the market and providing affordable coverage, it is important to consider the challenges and options in the context of their effects on other market stabilization mechanisms like risk adjustment.