…ilability of coverage in the group and individual markets, including qualifying events that trigger special enrollment periods under section 2702(b) of the PHS Act. [ 5 ] Section 2718 of the PHS Act, as added by the ACA, generally requires health insurance issuers to submit an an…

…with a particular viewpoint or particular beliefs. No part of this final rule prevents a religiously affiliated recipient from designating or hiring an employee who shares the entity's religious beliefs as its Coordinator, provided that the individual is qualified to effectively …

…with a particular viewpoint or particular beliefs. No part of this final rule prevents a religiously affiliated recipient from designating or hiring an employee who shares the entity's religious beliefs as its Coordinator, provided that the individual is qualified to effectively …

…with a particular viewpoint or particular beliefs. No part of this final rule prevents a religiously affiliated recipient from designating or hiring an employee who shares the entity's religious beliefs as its Coordinator, provided that the individual is qualified to effectively …

… certain SEPs and established new SEPs related to untimely notice of triggering events, cessation of employer contributions or government subsidies to COBRA continuation coverage, and loss of APTC eligibility. In part 3 of the 2022 Payment Notice, in the September 27, 2021 Federa…

…ilability of coverage in the group and individual markets, including qualifying events that trigger special enrollment periods under section 2702(b) of the PHS Act. Section 2718 of the PHS Act, as added by the PPACA, generally requires health insurance issuers to submit an annual…

…ion in § 147.102(c)(3) of the Market Reform rule, which provides that nothing prevents an issuer in the small group market from dividing the total group premium by the total number of enrollees covered under the plan to develop an average premium amount per enrollee. The preamble…

…without cost sharing set forth in the 2010 interim final regulations, nothing prevents a plan or issuer from using reasonable medical management techniques to determine the frequency, method, treatment, or setting for an item or service to the extent not specified in a recommenda…

….420(d), which is intended to require special enrollment periods for qualifying events including those listed in the exceptions in § 147.104(b)(2)(i). Therefore, we proposed to amend that phrase in § 147.104(b)(2)(i) to clarify that the exceptions in the paragraph only apply with…

….420(d), which is intended to require special enrollment periods for qualifying events including those listed in the exceptions in § 147.104(b)(2)(i). Therefore, we proposed to amend that phrase in § 147.104(b)(2)(i) to clarify that the exceptions in the paragraph only apply with…

…xpressed concern that informed consent is compromised when a language barrier prevents a patient from understanding what he or she is consenting to. Many commenters also said that individuals with LEP face unique challenges in healthcare that are mitigated by language access serv…

…xpressed concern that informed consent is compromised when a language barrier prevents a patient from understanding what he or she is consenting to. Many commenters also said that individuals with LEP face unique challenges in healthcare that are mitigated by language access serv…

…lth insurance coverage except to the extent that such standard or requirement prevents the application of a `requirement' of a federal standard.” The conference report accompanying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which applied this preempt…

…lth insurance coverage except to the extent that such standard or requirement prevents the application of a `requirement' of a federal standard.” The conference report accompanying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which applied this preempt…

…roviding minimum standards for hardship. While we mentioned several examples of events that would qualify as hardships in preamble, based on standards used for similar purposes in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, some commenters wanted HHS to clarify in the final text of the re…