On April 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters. See the Press Release here and the Fact Sheet here. In a statement, HHS Secretary Becerra said that “[b]y including new standardized plan [...] Read More
On April 18, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final 2020 notice of benefit and payment parameters. This final rule outlines policies for qualified health plans (QHPs), the exchanges, and navigators. These policies will be effective for the 2020 plan year. HHS Will Allow Plans to Exclude Value of Copay [...] Read More
On January 17, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the proposed benefit and payment parameters for qualified health plans (QHPs) for 2020. The rule includes proposed changes to requirements for QHPs, Exchanges, Navigators, and web brokers that offer enrollment in QHPs outside of HealthCare.gov. Highlights of the rule include: Proposals that [...] Read More
This afternoon, the Trump Administration released the first proposed rule under regular order concerning the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces (or Exchanges). The rule, which covers benefit and payment parameters for qualified health plans (QHPs) operating on and off the Marketplaces, would impact plans offered in 2019. This is another signal that despite the uncertainty surrounding […]
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