Fierce Healthcare January 14, 2021
CMS has finalized a number of proposals in its rule governing the ACA’s exchanges in 2022, including lower user fees.
In the final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) set user fees for qualified health plans at 2.25% of the premium, down from 3%. The agency said that steadily cutting down user fees since 2018 has allowed it to decrease premiums by 8%.
The rule would also set fees for state-based exchanges that use Healthcare.gov to 1.75%, down from 2.25%.
CMS said in an announcement that the final rule aims to enshrine priority provisions included in the annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters proposed in November, based on feedback from submitted comments.
“Since 2017, premiums are...
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