Health Affairs January 18, 2022
Federal officials remained busy throughout the end of December 2021 and into January 2022 issuing guidance on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Covered topics include revised preventive services guidelines for women and children, additional resources for navigators, medical loss ratio (MLR) rebates, Section 1332 developments, interoperability, the latest insurer compliance review, and more. This article summarizes these announcements and other new guidance issued in recent weeks.
Updated Guidelines On Preventive Services
On January 11, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced updated guidelines for preventive care and screening for women and infants, children, and adolescents. These guidelines help providers make clinical decisions and establish coverage standards for those with private...