title: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit   and Payment Parameters for 2017. Final rule.
abstract: This final rule sets forth payment parameters and provisions related to the risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk corridors programs; cost-sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions; and user fees for Federally-facilitated Exchanges. It also provides additional amendments regarding the annual open enrollment period for the individual market for the 2017 and 2018 benefit years; essential health benefits; cost sharing; qualified health plans; Exchange consumer assistance programs; network adequacy; patient safety; the Small Business Health Options Program; stand-alone dental plans; third-party payments to qualified health plans; the definitions of large employer and small employer; fair health insurance premiums; student health insurance coverage; the rate review program; the medical loss ratio program; eligibility and enrollment; exemptions and appeals; and other related topics.
mesh_terms: D017047:Cost Sharing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D035082:Federal Government; D062265:Health Insurance Exchanges / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D062526:Patient Navigation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020379:Risk Adjustment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D058012:Small Business / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services