Alexander to introduce bill mandating disclosure of insurance enrollment numbers

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said on Tuesday during a morning radio show in Knoxville that he will propose a bill mandating weekly reports on the Affordable Care Act be provided to Congress and the states.

The weekly reports would contain enrollment totals, steps taken to resolve technological issues on the ACA website and information about organizations contracted as navigators.

“This bill will require the administration to be honest and transparent with the public, governors overseeing state exchanges, state consumer protection regulators and decision makers in Congress,” Alexander said. “No more hiding the damage of the train wreck-Americans are on this train.”

The weekly reports would include easily tracked data, such as the number of people who have visited the ACA website and the zip code and level of coverage of people who have enrolled.

Continuing issues on the ACA website have prevented people from being able to purchase insurance, and the administration has provided little information about the sites issues and how they will be fixed, according to the Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

Alexander said the new healthcare law is not clear, and he expects the administration to come forward and explain the changes clearly to the public.