Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans Small Business Health Options Program Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans - Small Business Health Options Program (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans - Small Business Health Options Program (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule implements provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act) related to the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). Specifically, this final rule amends existing regulations regarding triggering events and special enrollment periods for qualified employees and their dependents and implements a transitional policy regarding employees' choice of qualified health plans (QHPs) in the SHOP. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans - Small Business Health Options Program (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

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Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans Exchange Standards for Employers Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans - Exchange Standards for Employers (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans - Exchange Standards for Employers (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule will implement the new Affordable Insurance Exchanges ("Exchanges"), consistent with title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, referred to collectively as the Affordable Care Act. The Exchanges will provide competitive marketplaces for individuals and small employers to directly compare available private health insurance options on the basis of price, quality, and other factors. The Exchanges, which will become operational by January 1, 2014, will help enhance competition in the health insurance market, improve choice of affordable health insurance, and give small businesses the same purchasing clout as large businesses. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans - Exchange Standards for Employers (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

Download or read book The Affordable Care Act written by Tamara Thompson and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to increase health insurance quality and affordability, lower the uninsured rate by expanding insurance coverage, and reduce the costs of healthcare overall. Along with sweeping change came sweeping criticisms and issues. This book explores the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act, and explains who benefits from the ACA. Readers will learn how the economy is affected by the ACA, and the impact of the ACA rollout.

Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule addresses various requirements applicable to health insurance issuers, Affordable Insurance Exchanges ("Exchanges"), Navigators, non-Navigator assistance personnel, and other entities under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act). Specifically, the rule establishes standards related to product discontinuation and renewal, quality reporting, non-discrimination standards, minimum certification standards and responsibilities of qualified health plan (QHP) issuers, the Small Business Health Options Program, and enforcement remedies in Federally-facilitated Exchanges. It also finalizes: A modification of HHS's allocation of reinsurance collections if those collections do not meet our projections; certain changes to allowable administrative expenses in the risk corridors calculation; modifications to the way we calculate the annual limit on cost sharing so that we round this parameter down to the nearest $50 increment; an approach to index the required contribution used to determine eligibility for an exemption from the shared responsibility payment under section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code; grounds for imposing civil money penalties on persons who provide false or fraudulent information to the Exchange and on persons who improperly use or disclose information; updated standards for the consumer assistance programs; standards related to the opt-out provisions for self-funded, non-Federal governmental plans and related to the individual market provisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 including excepted benefits; standards regarding how enrollees may request access to non-formulary drugs under exigent circumstances; amendments to Exchange appeals standards and coverage enrollment and termination standards; and time-limited adjustments to the standards relating to the medical loss ratio (MLR) program. The majority of the provisions in this rule are being finalized as proposed. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Annual Eligibility Redeterminations for Exchange Participation and Insurance Affordability Programs Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Annual Eligibility Redeterminations for Exchange Participation and Insurance Affordability Programs (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Annual Eligibility Redeterminations for Exchange Participation and Insurance Affordability Programs (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule specifies additional options for annual eligibility redeterminations and renewal and re-enrollment notice requirements for qualified health plans offered through the Exchange, beginning with annual redeterminations for coverage for benefit year 2015. This final rule provides additional flexibility for Exchanges, including the ability to propose unique approaches that meet the specific needs of their state, while streamlining the consumer experience. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Annual Eligibility Redeterminations for Exchange Participation and Insurance Affordability Programs (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019 Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019 (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019 (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule sets forth payment parameters and provisions related to the risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation programs; cost-sharing parameters; and user fees for Federally-facilitated Exchanges and State Exchanges on the Federal platform. It finalizes changes that provide additional flexibility to States to apply the definition of essential health benefits (EHB) to their markets, enhance the role of States regarding the certification of qualified health plans (QHPs); and provide States with additional flexibility in the operation and establishment of Exchanges, including the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchanges. It includes changes to standards related to Exchanges; the required functions of the SHOPs; actuarial value for stand-alone dental plans; the rate review program; the medical loss ratio program; eligibility and enrollment; exemptions; and other related topics. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019 (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018 Amendments to Special Enrollment Periods Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018 - Amendments to Special Enrollment Periods (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018 - Amendments to Special Enrollment Periods (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 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. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018 - Amendments to Special Enrollment Periods (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule sets forth payment parameters and oversight 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 standards with respect to composite premiums, privacy and security of personally identifiable information, the annual open enrollment period for 2015, the actuarial value calculator, the annual limitation in cost sharing for stand-alone dental plans, the meaningful difference standard for qualified health plans offered through a Federally-facilitated Exchange, patient safety standards for issuers of qualified health plans, and the Small Business Health Options Program. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Benefit and Payment Parameters Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 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 finalizes additional standards for the individual market annual open enrollment period for the 2016 benefit year, essential health benefits, qualified health plans, network adequacy, quality improvement strategies, the Small Business Health Options Program, guaranteed availability, guaranteed renewability, minimum essential coverage, the rate review program, the medical loss ratio program, and other related topics. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Benefit and Payment Parameters (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

Download or read book Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This report analyzes health care utilizations as they relate to impairment severity and SSA's definition of disability. Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination identifies types of utilizations that might be good proxies for "listing-level" severity; that is, what represents an impairment, or combination of impairments, that are severe enough to prevent a person from doing any gainful activity, regardless of age, education, or work experience.

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Download or read book Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act written by American Dental Association and published by American Dental Association. This book was released on 2017-05-24 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Section 1557 is the nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This brief guide explains Section 1557 in more detail and what your practice needs to do to meet the requirements of this federal law. Includes sample notices of nondiscrimination, as well as taglines translated for the top 15 languages by state.

Download or read book Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ACA written by Bernadette Fernandez and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fundamental purpose of a health insurance exchange is to provide a structured marketplace for the sale and purchase of health insurance. The authority and responsibilities of an exchange may vary, depending on statutory or other requirements for its establishment and structure. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended) requires health insurance exchanges to be established in every state by January 1, 2014. ACA provides certain requirements for the establishment of exchanges, while leaving other choices to be made by the states. Qualified individuals and small businesses will be able to purchase private health insurance through exchanges. Issuers selling health insurance plans through an exchange will have to follow certain rules, such as meeting the private market reform requirements in ACA. While the fundamental purpose of the exchanges will be to facilitate the offer and purchase of health insurance, nothing in the law prohibits qualified individuals, qualified employers, and insurance carriers from participating in the health insurance market outside of exchanges. Moreover, ACA explicitly states that enrollment in exchanges is voluntary and no individual may be compelled to enroll in exchange coverage. Exchanges may be established either by the state itself as a “state exchange” or by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a “federally facilitated exchange.” All exchanges are required to carry out many of the same functions and adhere to many of the same standards, although there are important differences between the types of exchanges. States will need to declare their intentions to establish their own exchanges by no later than November 16, 2012. ACA and regulations require exchanges to carry out a number of different functions. The primary functions relate to determining eligibility and enrolling individuals in appropriate plans, plan management, consumer assistance and accountability, and financial management. ACA gives various federal agencies, primarily HHS, responsibilities relating to the general operation of exchanges. Federal agencies are generally responsible for promulgating regulations, creating criteria and systems, and awarding grants to states to help them create and implement exchanges. A state that is approved to operate its own exchange has a number of operational decisions to make, including decisions related to organizational structure (governmental agency or a nonprofit entity); types of exchanges (separate individual and Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchanges, or a merged exchange); collaboration (a state may independently operate an exchange or enter into contracts with other states); service area (a state may establish one or more subsidiary exchanges in the state if each exchange serves a geographically distinct area and meets certain size requirements); contracted services (an exchange may contract with certain entities to carry out one or more responsibilities of the exchange); and governance (governing board and standards of conduct). In general, health plans offered through exchanges will provide comprehensive coverage and meet all applicable private market reforms specified in ACA. Most exchange plans will provide coverage for “essential health benefits,” at minimum; be subject to certain limits on cost-sharing, including out-of-pocket costs; and meet one of four levels of plan generosity based on actuarial value. To make exchange coverage more affordable, certain individuals will receive premium assistance in the form of federal tax credits. Moreover, some recipients of premium credits may also receive subsidies toward cost-sharing expenses.

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Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Program Integrity Exchange Shop and Eligibility Appeals Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This document contains interim final regulations implementing the rules for group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets under provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act regarding preexisting condition exclusions, lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits, rescissions, and patient protections. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits Actuarial Value and Accreditation Us Department of Health and Human Services Regulation Hhs 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule sets forth standards for health insurance issuers consistent with title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, referred to collectively as the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, this final rule outlines Exchange and issuer standards related to coverage of essential health benefits and actuarial value. This rule also finalizes a timeline for qualified health plans to be accredited in Federally-facilitated Exchanges and amends regulations providing an application process for the recognition of additional accrediting entities for purposes of certification of qualified health plans. This book contains: - The complete text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (US Department of Health and Human Services Regulation) (HHS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section