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        <RIN>0938-AS02</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201310</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Health and Human Services</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>HHS</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Eligibility, Enrollment, and Appeals Updates (CMS-9949-P)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This proposed rule would update policy  based on experience with initial open enrollment.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>Undetermined</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>45 CFR 155</CFR>
            <CFR>45 CFR 156</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 11-148 secs 1301 to 1304</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>secs 1311 to 1313</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>secs 1321 and 1322</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>secs 1331 and 1332</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>secs 1334 and 1402</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[The Affordable Care Act establishes an initial open enrollment period beginning October 1, 2013, and annual open enrollment periods in subsequent years.  CMS expects that updates or revisions to existing policy may be necessary based on our experience with the initial open enrollment.  These updates would be implemented before the second open enrollment period begins.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[This rule would address updates to provisions included in Title I of the Affordable Care Act.]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[None.  Revisions made to the existing Exchange regulations would require rulemaking.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[An estimate of costs or benefits will be completed once the necessary policy updates have been determined.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[If this rule is not published, the Exchanges may not continue to function optimally.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/00/2014</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Governmental Jurisdictions</SMALL_ENTITY>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>Undetermined</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Manasse</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Spencer</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE> Health Insurance Specialist</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0938</CODE>
                    <NAME>Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>CMS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>410 786-1642</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>spencer.manasse@cms.hhs.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>7500 Security Boulevard,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Baltimore</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>21244</ZIP>
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