Regulations - Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education (ED), as well as the Internal Revenue Service, are responsible for issuing and implementing Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations. Following are several regulations that will impact cities and towns.
Women's Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
Proposed Rule issued by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), and Treasury that outlines which types of preventive services—from mammograms to birth control—women are entitled to receive under the ACA.
FAQs on Automatic Enrollment, Employer Responsibility, and Waiting Periods
Employer bulletin issued by HHS, DOL, and Treasury that provides answers to questions from employers and other stakeholders regarding the provisions of the ACA governing automatic enrollment, employer shared responsibility, and the 90-day limitation on waiting periods.
Summary of Benefits, Coverage and, Uniform Glossary
Final regulations issued by HHS, DOL, and Treasury regarding the summary of benefits and coverage, as well as the uniform glossary for group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets under the ACA.
Essential Health Benefits
The ACA ensures Americans have access to quality, affordable health insurance. To achieve this goal, the law requires that health plans offered in the individual and small group markets offer a comprehensive package of items and services, known as "essential health benefits." This informational bulletin from HHS lays out how the federal government will define essential health benefits.
Patient's Bill of Rights
Information issued by the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight on regulations that will help children (and eventually all Americans) with pre-existing conditions obtain coverage and keep it, protect all Americans' choice of doctors, and end lifetime limits on the care consumers may receive. These new protections create an important foundation of patients' rights in the private health insurance market.
"Grandfathered" Health Plans under the Affordable Care Act
Information issued by the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight on a regulation that implements grandfathered provisions of the ACA. The regulation provides guidance on how health care plans implemented before the ACA became law may remain in effect even if they do not meet all of the requirements of the ACA.
Blueprint for Approval of Affordable Care Act State Insurance Exchanges
HHS must approve or conditionally approve state-based insurance exchanges no later than January 1, 2013, for operation in 2014. To receive HHS approval or conditional approval for a state-based insurance exchange or a state partnership exchange, a state must complete and submit an exchange blueprint that documents how its insurance exchange meets, or will meet, all legal and operational requirements. This document provides states with the blueprint for obtaining approval of their insurance exchanges.
