Tag: ACA

Mandatory Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Core Set Reporting

Mandatory Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Core Set Reporting In August 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule, which, if promulgated, would ...

Health Policy News – Summer 2022

In our summer edition this year, we provide updates on two topics that have been the subject of many articles on Health Policy News: Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers and ...

Activity Around Section 1332 Reinsurance Waivers Continues

The earliest Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers are reaching their expiration dates, marking a key milestone under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). This article explores the next ...

The Department of Health and Human Services Releases 2023 Final Exchange Rules & Guidance for Health Issuers

As the deadline for submission of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) approaches, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) ...

2021 White Paper – “Looking Toward the Future: Health Policy Priorities and Actions in the First Year of the Biden Administration”

Health Policy News is pleased to share our annual fall white paper, “Looking Toward the Future: Health Policy Priorities and Actions in the First Year of the Biden Administration,” in ...

The Federal Administration Issues More Guidance on the No Surprises Act

Implementation of the No Surprises Act (NSA) continued this fall with the release of a second interim final rule (IFR) on September 30, 2021. The NSA—which was signed into law ...

CMS Foreshadows Policy Areas for Future Rulemaking

As we noted in the recent recent Health Policy News overview of the second Final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for 2022, the process of finalizing Exchange guidance ...

American Rescue Plan has Broad Impact on Health Policy

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the Act) was signed into law on March 11, 2021. This sweeping law provides funding to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

CMS Finalized Exchange Guidance for 2022

Update: In February, CMS finalized timelines for certification and rate filings of Qualified Health Plans that will be offered in Marketplaces in 2022.  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...

First-of-Its-Kind Tennessee Block Grant Approved by CMS

On January 8th, 2021, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the approval of Tennessee’s final Medicaid Block grant proposal[1] which the state had originally submitted in 2019. ...