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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on February 11, 2026. Comments closed on March 13, 2026.
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What the agency says
This proposed rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This proposed rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); cost-sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States; and seeks comment on potential adjustments to other Federal standards, including the Federal medical loss ratio (MLR) standard in the individual market. This proposed rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-02769
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Published
- February 11, 2026
- Comments due
- March 13, 2026
- Dates
- To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, by March 13, 2026.
- Docket
- CMS-9883-P
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0938-AV62
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 42 CFR 600; 45 CFR 153; 45 CFR 154; 45 CFR 155; 45 CFR 156; 45 CFR 158
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Advertising; Advisory committees; Brokers; Consumer protection; Grant programs-health; Health care; Health insurance; Health maintenance organizations (HMO); Health records; Hospitals; Indians; Individuals with disabilities; Intergovernmental relations; Loan programs-health; Medicaid; Organization and functions (Government agencies); Penalties; Public assistance programs; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; State and local governments; Sunshine Act; Technical assistance; Women; Youth
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 195
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