On the recordOctober 30, 2019
in reserving the right to object, in 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that navigators were not cost-effective in enrolling people in health insurance. During the 2017 open enrollment period, navigators received over $62.5 million in Federal grants while enrolling 81,426 individuals. That is less than 1 percent of those enrolled in the Federal exchanges, which comes out to a cost of $767 per enrollee. In other words, the taxpayer is paying $767 per enrollee for each person enrolled. The CMS also found that nearly 80 percent of the navigators failed to reach their enrollment goals. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Wisconsin.
Said by
Heidi Alexander
Labour Party
