title: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018; Amendments to Special Enrollment Periods and the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program. Final rule.
abstract: This final rule sets forth payment parameters and provisions related to the risk adjustment program; cost-sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions; and user fees for Federally-facilitated Exchanges and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform. It also provides additional guidance relating to standardized options; qualified health plans; consumer assistance tools; network adequacy; the Small Business Health Options Programs; stand-alone dental plans; fair health insurance premiums; guaranteed availability and guaranteed renewability; the medical loss ratio program; eligibility and enrollment; appeals; consumer-operated and oriented plans; special enrollment periods; and other related topics.
mesh_terms: D017047:Cost Sharing / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D062265:Health Insurance Exchanges / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020379:Risk Adjustment / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D058012:Small Business; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States