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CMS Finalizes Market Stabilization Rule
April 18, 2017, Covington Alert
Last Thursday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market stabilization rule, which it originally proposed in February, 82 Fed. Reg. 10,980 (Feb. 17, 2017). This final rule was published today in the Federal Register and will become effective on June 19, 2017. 82 Fed. Reg. 18,346.
The final rule includes several changes that will be welcome news for insurers, including a tightening of the regulations governing special enrollment periods.
October 13, 2017, Covington Alert
In a court filing this morning and an Executive Order issued yesterday, the Trump Administration announced major policy changes affecting health insurers and employers. The Administration intends to cease making cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to insurers, while also expanding the availability of Association Health Plans, short-term health plans, and ...
Clarity Comes To ACA's 'Minimum Essential Coverage'
December 12, 2014, Law360
Covington's Caroline Brown and Phil Peisch have authored this article on the Affordable Care Act's commercial essential health benefits rules, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which has resulted in a complex benefit design process for certain commercial plans and for Medicaid alternative benefit plans: "In the last few weeks, the Internal ...