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Trump Administration Proposes Rules to Expand Access to Short-term Health Plans
March 13, 2018, Covington Alert
On October 12, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order, entitled “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States”, that, among other things, instructed the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury to “consider proposing regulations or revising guidance, consistent with law, to expand the availability of [short-term, limited duration insurance]” and to “consider allowing such insurance to cover longer periods and be renewed by the consumer.”
Last month, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and HHS (“the Departments”) released a proposed rule implementing the Executive Order. Under the proposed rule, consumers would be able to purchase “short-term” health plans – which do not comply with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) benefits requirements and consumer protections – that last for up to 364 days, as opposed to the maximum of three months permitted under current law.
May 22, 2018, Covington Alert
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the 2019 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, which includes changes to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) implementing regulations. 83 Fed. Reg. 16,930 (April 17, 2018). In this advisory, we analyze the most significant of these regulatory changes, focusing on the key differences between ...
CMS Finalizes Rules Allowing Medicare Advantage Plans To Expand and Target Supplemental Benefits
May 9, 2018, Covington Alert
Under Sections 1852(d) and 1854(c) of the Social Security Act (SSA), a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan must offer uniform benefits, premiums, and cost-sharing within each “segment” in the MA plan’s service area. See 42 C.F.R. § 422.100(d). “Segments” are county-level portions of a plan’s overall service area.
November 13, 2017, Covington Alert
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited 2019 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, which includes significant changes to the implementation regulations of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 82 Fed. Reg. 51,052 (Nov. 2, 2017).