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Insurance Coverage: Regulation
On July 31, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Section 1332 waiver applications for Colorado and North Dakota to implement state reinsurance programs. Below is a summary of the waivers.
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
The Departments of the Treasury, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Labor published the final rule Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans. This rule expands health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). Under the rule, employers can provide employees with tax-preferred funds to purchase coverage on the individual market through individual coverage HRAs. Additionally, the…
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
On May 8, 2019, South Carolina submitted a new 1115 waiver application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The waiver includes work requirements, expands coverage for children, pregnant women and parents, and expands coverage for certain individuals with substance use disorders, who are chronically homeless or who are involved in the justice…
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
On May 31, 2019, Utah released its 1115 waiver proposal, “Per Capita Cap.” This waiver requests authority to implement the provisions of Senate Bill 96 “Medicaid Expansion Adjustments”, which passed during the 2019 Utah legislative session. Provisions of the waiver include implementing a per capita cap, seeking enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) for the…
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
On June 22, 2018, Utah submitted an 1115 waiver amendment to CMS seeking to implement a partial and capped Medicaid expansion, as well as Medicaid work requirements for certain populations. Following that waiver amendment, on February 6, 2019, Utah submitted an additional 1115 waiver amendment lifting the Medicaid Institution for Mental Disease (IMD) exclusion for…
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
On January 24, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule on payment parameters for the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule on the Health Insurance Exchanges.
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule on short-term limited duration plans.
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule on Association Health Plans.
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Office of the Actuary released its report estimating the “financial effect of the ‘American Health Care Act of 2017”, legislation that would repeal and replace portions of the Affordable Care Act.
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
Insurance Coverage: Regulation
Insurance Coverage: Regulation