Summary
CCIIO recently announced new regulations intended to strengthen the health of the ACA marketplaces and improve the experience for insurers. The slate of technical tweaks announced by the agency — known as the draft 2018 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters — is the latest step in a range of actions the administration has taken this year to address complaints by insurers, and follows recent exits from the ACA’s marketplaces by some of the industry’s largest players, including United, Humana, and Aetna (our note on that is also attached). The 300-page proposed rule is technical in nature – so here’s a brief overview of what you need to know.