CMS July 7, 2023
Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance; Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage; Level-Funded Plan Arrangements; and Tax Treatment of Certain Accident and Health Insurance (CMS-9904-P)
On July 7, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This NPRM proposes to modify the definition of short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) and modify the conditions for hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance to be considered an excepted benefit. The NPRM also solicits comments regarding specified disease excepted benefits coverage and comments regarding level-funded plan arrangements. The NPRM further includes a proposal from the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that...