CMS releases proposed regulations for 2022 ACA insurance exchange issuers, including lower user fees
Fierce Health Payers November 25, 2020
The Trump administration proposed lowering the user fee for Affordable Care Act insurers from 3% to 2.25% of the premium for the 2022 coverage year.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released late Wednesday the proposed Notice of Benefit Payment Parameters for the 2022 coverage year. The rule also proposes enabling states to partner with the private sector to create a website that competes with the state-run exchange website or HealthCare.gov.
“The actions we are taking today to reduce user fees will directly reduce premiums,” said CMS Administrator Seema Verma in a statement Wednesday.
The agency also proposed to reduce the user fee for insurers offering plans through state-based exchanges that use HealthCare.gov to 1.75% of the premium.
“These...