88 FR 44596 — Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance; Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage; Level-Funded Plan Arrangements; and Tax Treatment of Certain Ac… IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 12, 2023★ strong match
…C.-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, available at:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2020/08/04/fixed-indemnity-health-coverage-is-a-problematic-form-of-junk-insurance.
86 FR 55980 — Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II IRCFinal Rules (FR)Oct 7, 2021★ strong match
…
See
Hannick, Kathleen and Loren Adler. “Provider Charges Relative to Medicare Rates, 2012-2018.” USC-Brookings Schaeffer on Health Policy. (May 2021).
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2021/05/03/provider-charges-relative-to-medicare-rates-2012-2018/.
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86 FR 51730 — Requirements Related to Air Ambulance Services, Agent and Broker Disclosures, and Provider Enforcement IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 16, 2021★ strong match
inadvertently not updated when paragraph (d) was redesignated.
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23.
See 45 CFR 147.126. Also see45 CFR 146.123.
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24. For example, pursuant to 45 CFR 147.200(a)(1)(iv), a health insurance issuer offering individual health insurance coverage must provide a summary of benefits and covera…
Notice 2024-35 — This notice provides relief with respect to certain required minimum distributions (RMDs) that are not made in 2024. This relief was provided with respect to c… IRCNoticesMay 6, 2024
… and Kathleen Hannick (2020). “Fixed Indemnity Coverage is a Problematic Form of “Junk” Insurance,” USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, available at: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2020/08/04/fixed-indemnity-health-coverage-is-a-problematic-form-of-junk-insuran…
91 FR 4348 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 30, 2026
…& Dana P. Goldman,
Overpaying for Prescription Drugs: The Copay Clawback,
(2018),
https://schaeffer.usc.edu/research/overpaying-for-prescription-drugs/.)
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183.
Megan Thompson (2018), W
hy a Patient Paid a $285 Copay for a $40 Drug, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/why-a-patient-paid-a-285-copa…
89 FR 23338 — Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage IRCFinal Rules (FR)Apr 3, 2024
…hleen Hannick (2020). “Fixed Indemnity Health Coverage Is a Problematic Form of `Junk Insurance,' ” USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, available at:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2020/08/04/fixed-indemnity-health-coverage-is-a-problematic-form-of-junk-i…
Notice 2026-48 — Notice of Intent to Issue Regulations with Respect to Saver’s Match Contributions IRCNoticesAug 24, 2026
…rtain information addressed in this notice will be subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 USC 3507. No collection of information will be required until approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the PRA.
78 FR 17313 — Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation and Technical Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 21, 2013related by meaning
employee may, nonetheless, give rise to an assessable payment under section 4980H of the Code and its implementing regulations.
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9.
See 26 CFR 54.9801-3(a)(3)(i); 29 CFR 2590.701-3(a)(3)(i); and 45 CFR 146(a)(3)(i), which would be moved under these proposed rules to 26 CFR 54.9801-2; 29 CFR 2590.701-…
IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed May 13, 2026related by meaning
r. 23, 2010).
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10.
Public Law 111-152 (Mar. 30, 2010).
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11.
Public Law 116-260 (Dec. 27, 2020).
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12. Public Law 119-75 (Feb. 3, 2026).
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13.
HHS does not interpret the ACA amendments to PHS Act section 2722(b) and (c) (formerly PHS Act section 2721(c) a…
88 FR 51552 — Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Aug 3, 2023related by meaning
15-2715A1(a)(2)(xx), 29 CFR 2590.715-2715A1(a)(2)(xix), 45 CFR 147.210(a)(2)(xx).
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170.
29 CFR 2520.102-2(a).
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171.
See 26 CFR 54.9815-2715(a)(4)(ii)(B), 29 CFR 2590.715-2715(a)(4)(ii)(B), 45 CFR 147.200(a)(4)(ii)(B).
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172.
26 CFR 54.9815-2719, 29 CFR 2590.715-2719, a…
81 FR 75316 — Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance IRCFinal Rules (FR)Oct 31, 2016related by meaning
vaccines), or Title XXII of the PHS Act.
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19.
See 26 CFR 54.9815-2708; 29 CFR 2590.715-2708; 45 CFR 147.116.
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20.
See 26 CFR 54.9801-6; 29 CFR 2590.701-6; 45 CFR 146.117 and 147.104.
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21.
26 CFR 1.5000A-3(j).
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22.
This non-enforcement policy is limi…
IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 23, 2014related by meaning
the rule along with other specified information, and has been transmitted to Congress and the Comptroller General for review.
IV. Statutory Authority The Department of the Treasury regulations are proposed to be adopted pursuant to the authority contained in sections 7805 and 9833 of the Code.
The Department of Labor …
88 FR 88494 — Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Administrative Fee and Certified IDR Entity Fee Ranges IRCFinal Rules (FR)Dec 21, 2023★ strong match
9817.
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13.
29 U.S.C. 1185f,
et seq.
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14.
42 U.S.C. 300gg-112,
et seq.
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15.
42 U.S.C. 300gg-131-139. Back to Citation
16.
86 FR 36872 (July 13, 2021).
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17.
86 FR 55980 (October 7, 2021).
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18.
87 FR 52618 (August 26, 2022).
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ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
(a)(7)(C)(ix) (ix) additional illustrative examples of methods, processes, strategies, evidentiary standards, and other factors for which the Secretary determines that additional guidance is necessary to improve compliance with this section, section 300gg–26 of title 42, or section 9812 of title 26, as applicable.
(a)(…
Notice 2024-2 — Miscellaneous Changes Under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 IRCNoticesModified Jan 8, 2024
…dual retirement annuity described in section 408(b).
6 The definition of “State” for purposes of 42 USC 1395x(r)(1) is in 42 USC 410(h), which provides that the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
86 FR 36872 — Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part I IRCFinal Rules (FR)Jul 13, 2021related by meaning
Review of the Literature. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 5, 117-140 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-017-0350-4.
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16. Pérez-Stable EJ, El-Toukhy S. Communicating with diverse patients: How patient and clinician factors affect disparities. Patient Educ Couns. 2018;101(12):2186-2194. doi…
IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 23, 2025related by meaning
EBSA/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/faqs/aca-part-54.pdf
and
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/faqs-part-54.pdf.
Back to Citation BILLING CODE 4831-GV-P; 4150-29-P; 4120-01-P
BILLING CODE 4831-GV-C; 4150-29-C; 4120-01-C
[FR Doc. 2025-23693 Filed 12-19-25; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 4831-GV-P; 4150-29-P;…
88 FR 75744 — Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023★ strong match
on
157.
Section 9816(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Code, section 716(c)(5)(A)(i) of ERISA, and section 2799A-1(c)(5)(A)(i) of the PHS Act.
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158. In the July 2021 interim final rule (86 FR 36890), the Departments defined the service code as the code that describes an item or service using the Current Procedural T…
88 FR 65888 — Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Administrative Fee and Certified IDR Entity Fee Ranges IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 26, 2023★ strong match
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19.
26 U.S.C. 9816,
et seq.
and 26 U.S.C. 9817,
et seq.
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20.
29 U.S.C. 1185e,
et seq.
and 29 U.S.C. 1185f,
et seq. Back to Citation
21.
42 U.S.C. 300gg-111,
et seq.
and 42 U.S.C. 300gg-112,
et seq.
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22.
References to a “participating facility” in this preamble mean …
78 FR 218 — Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 2, 2013related by meaning
g the nondeductibility of certain excise taxes, including those under chapter 43, an assessable payment imposed under section 4980H is not deductible. VII. Information Reporting Under Section 6056
Applicable large employer members are required to report certain information on employer-provided health coverage under sec…