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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AT14 Publication ID: Spring 2017 
Title: ●Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Stabilization (CMS-9929-F) 
Abstract:

This rule finalizes changes that help stabilize the individual and small group markets. This rule amends standards relating to special enrollment periods, guaranteed availability, and the timing of the annual open enrollment period in the individual market for the 2018 plan year; standards related to network adequacy and essential community providers for qualified health plans; and the rules around actuarial value requirements.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 147    45 CFR 155    45 CFR 156   
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111-148   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/17/2017  82 FR 10980   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/07/2017 
Final Action  04/18/2017  82 FR 18346   
Final Action Effective  06/19/2017 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations  Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jeff Wu
Deputy Director for Policy
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, MS: 733H.02, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:301 492-4305
Email: jeff.wu@cms.hhs.gov