CY 2016 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters CMS-9944-P

122 organizations filed 127 public comments on CY 2016 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters CMS-9944-P, at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The comment window closed 4236d ago.

Abstract

This proposed rule would set 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 would also provide additional standards for the annual open enrollment period for the individual market for benefit years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, 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.

Commenters (122)

• Alliance of Specialty Medicinetrade assoc.

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• American Cochlear Implant Alliancetrade assoc.

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• Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizationstrade assoc.

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• Immune Deficiency Foundationtrade assoc.

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• Oncology Nursing Societytrade assoc.

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• Affordable Health Benefits Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• AIDS Healthcare Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Alliance Defending Freedomtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Academy of Dermatology Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Association of Nurse Anesthetiststrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Association of Nurse Practitionerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Benefits Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Cancer Society Cancer Action Networktrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Chiropractic Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Dental Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Diabetes Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Heart Association/American Stroke Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Lung Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Medical Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Nurses Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Orthotic and Prosthetic Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Osteopathic Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Pharmacists Association (APhA)trade assoc.

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• American Physical Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Psychological Association Practice Organizationtrade assoc.

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• American Society for Reproductive Medicinetrade assoc.

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• American Society of Clinical Oncologytrade assoc.

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• American Society of Retina Specialiststrade assoc.

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• American Speech-Language-Hearing Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Staffing Associationtrade assoc.

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• American Therapeutic Recreation Associationtrade assoc.

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• Amputee Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• Arthritis Foundationtrade assoc.

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• Association for Behavioral Health and Wellnesstrade assoc.

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• Association for Community Affiliated Planstrade assoc.

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• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programstrade assoc.

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• Association of University Centers on Disabilitiestrade assoc.

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• Association of Web-Based Health Insurance Brokerstrade assoc.

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• Blue Cross Blue Shield Associationtrade assoc.

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• CA Chronic Care Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• California Association of Health Planstrade assoc.

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• California children’s health coverage coalitiontrade assoc.

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• California Family Health Counciltrade assoc.

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• Cancer Leadership Counciltrade assoc.

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• Catholic Health Association of the United Statestrade assoc.

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• Children's Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• Coalition for Whole Healthtrade assoc.

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• Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Common Ground Healthcare Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Community Advocates Public Policy Institutetrade assoc.

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• Consumers Council of Missouritrade assoc.

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• Consumers Unionunverified attribution

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• Cystic Fibrosis Foundationtrade assoc.

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• Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violencetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Delta Dental Plans Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Emergency Department Practice Management Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Epilepsy Foundationtrade assoc.

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• Family Planning Council of Iowatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Family Research Counciltrade assoc.

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• Federation of American Hospitalstrade assoc.

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• Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violencetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Georgetown University Center for Children and Familiesunverified attribution

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• Group Health Cooperativeunverified attribution

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• Guttmacher Institutetrade assoc.

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• Habilitation Benefits (HAB) Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• Health 2.0 LLCunverified attribution

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• HIV Medicine Associationtrade assoc.

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• IHS Tribal Self Governance Advisory Committeetrade assoc.

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• Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• Kaiser Foundation Health Plantrade assoc.

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• Kidney Care Counciltrade assoc.

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• Leukemia & Lymphoma Societytrade assoc.

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• Lilly USA LLCunverified attribution

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• Medical Group Management Associationtrade assoc.

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• Medical Society of New Jerseytrade assoc.

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• Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violencetrade assoc.

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• National Alliance on Mental Illnesstrade assoc.

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• National Association of Chain Drug Storestrade assoc.

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• National Association of Community Health Centerstrade assoc.

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• National Association of Health Underwriterstrade assoc.

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• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)trade assoc.

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• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitionerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Rural Health Clinicstrade assoc.

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• National Association of State Comprehensive Health Insurance Planstrade assoc.

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• National Community Pharmacists Associationtrade assoc.

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• National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Associationtrade assoc.

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• National Federation of Independent Businesstrade assoc.

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• National Health Counciltrade assoc.

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• National Hemophilia Foundationtrade assoc.

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• National Kidney Foundationtrade assoc.

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• National Partnership for Women & Familiestrade assoc.

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• National Patient Advocate Foundationtrade assoc.

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• Nationwide Life Insurance Companyunverified attribution

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• New Jersey Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• North Carolina Community Health Center Associationtrade assoc.

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• Parity Implementation Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• Partnership to Fight Chronic Diseasetrade assoc.

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• Patients Equal Access Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• Pfizer Inc.unverified attribution

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• Pharmaceutical Care Management Associationtrade assoc.

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• Plasma Protein Therapeutics Associationtrade assoc.

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• Regulatory Education and Action for Patients Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• School-Based Health Alliancetrade assoc.

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• School-Based Health Alliance of Arkansastrade assoc.

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• Strategies to Overcome and Prevent Obesity Alliancetrade assoc.

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• Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizationstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Alliance of Community Health Planstrade assoc.

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• The American Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

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• The Disability Coalitiontrade assoc.

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• The Hemophilia Alliancetrade assoc.

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• The Orthotic and Prosthetic (O&P) Alliancetrade assoc.

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• The Urban Institutetrade assoc.

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• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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• U.S. Open Data Institutetrade assoc.

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• United Spinal Associationtrade assoc.

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• Wisconsin Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

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• Wisconsin Primary Health Care Associationtrade assoc.

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• Young Invincibles & National Women's Health Networkunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%