June 14,
2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) seeks public input on reducing the regulatory burdens of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
The
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a
Request for Information (RFI) seeking recommendations and input from the
public on how to create a more flexible, streamlined approach to the
regulatory structure of the individual and small group markets. The
goal is to identify and eliminate or change regulations that are outdated,
unnecessary, or ineffective; impose costs that exceed benefits; or create
inconsistencies that otherwise interfere with regulatory reform initiatives
and policies.
The
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is looking for feedback
on regulations under the ACA to determine whether each rule advances or
impedes priorities for stabilizing the individual and small group health
insurance markets; empowers patients and promotes consumer choice; enhances
affordability; and returns regulatory authority to the states. Regulations
under review include Essential Health Benefits and Actuarial Value, among
others.
Feedback
can include providing input to improve rules, maintain rules, change
rules, remove rules, and more. Some areas for specific requested
feedback, include:
·
Empowering
patients and promoting consumer choice.
What activities would best inform consumers and help them choose a plan
that best meets their needs?
·
Enhancing
affordability.
What steps can HHS take to enhance the affordability of coverage for
individual consumers and small businesses?
·
Protecting
individual independence.
How can HHS enhance the opportunities of older adults and people with
disabilities to participate in their communities and access the supports
they need?
Aging
and disability community-based organizations and other groups may wish to
provide feedback for these populations and their caregivers and/or
family members.
The
RFI will be open for public comment for 30 days.
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