Marketplace Issues/Stability
On January 19, CMS, issued new guidance related to certain special enrollment periods available to consumers purchasing coverage on the federal Health Insurance Marketplace.
AHA comments regarding CMS' draft 2017 Letter to Issuers, which provides technical and operational guidance to those wishing to offer qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated marketplaces.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 20 issued its omnibus proposed rule proposing standards that govern health insurance issuers as well as the Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2017
The AHA supports the proposed changes to the redetermination and re-enrollment process for qualified health plans (QHPs) sold through the health insurance exchanges. The proposed changes will ensure greater continuity of coverage as the next open enrollment period begins Nov. 15.
In letters to the AHA and the Catholic Health Association of the U.S., Secretary Kathleen Sebelius confirmed that payments from private, not-for-profit foundations to qualified health plans (QHPs) on behalf of individuals who enroll in coverage via the Health Insurance Marketplaces are not…