The program transfers funds from plans with low-risk enrollees to plans with high-risk enrollees to help stabilize premiums for non-grandfathered plans in the individual and small group markets, according to the American Hospital Association.
Telehealth and telephone-only services were first included in the risk adjustment program in 2020 due to the pandemic and the increased need to expand the use of those services, according to HHS.
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