Health Payer Intelligence April 10, 2018
Thomas Beaton

CMS has officially issued a final rule to ease Affordable Care Act health plan regulations so states can provide a greater variety of flexible health plan options.

CMS has issued a final rule that relaxes certain Affordable Care Act health plan regulations in an effort to drive competition and affordability within state health insurance markets.

The agency said that the new rule will give payers more flexibility and control to offer a greater variety of ACA-compliant plans by customizing which essential health benefits (EHBs) are offered.

The final rule will also provide states the authority to review Qualified Health Plan (QHPs) standards. This task was previously the responsibility of the federal government.

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicaid, Public Exchange, Regulations, States
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