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
…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.
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…
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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210…
91 FR 4348 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 30, 2026★ strong match
…& 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…
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…
88 FR 75744 — Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023★ strong match
l Year 2024 Budget in Brief, (2023), p.99, available at
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/fy-2024-budget-in-brief.pdf.
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190. In contrast, if a plan or issuer provides or covers benefits for air ambulance services (such as inter-facility air ambulance transports), those services are subject th…
86 FR 51730 — Requirements Related to Air Ambulance Services, Agent and Broker Disclosures, and Provider Enforcement IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 16, 2021related by meaning
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…
T.D. 9744 — This document contains final regulations concerning Public Health Services Act sections which are incorporated into section 9815 of the Internal Revenue Code b… IRCTreasury DecisionsDec 7, 2015★ strong match
ss or an HHS -administered Federal external review process in which a designated Federal contractor will perform all functions of the external review. [81] Twelve States expressly authorize nominal fees: Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dak…
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.
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…
83 FR 57592 — Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 15, 2018★ strong match
…ng as pertains to suicide, assisted suicide, or advance directives.See42 U.S.C. 290bb-36; 42 U.S.C. 1396a(w)(3); 42 U.S.C. 14406; 42 U.S.C. 18113 (adopted as part of the ACA).
The Departments believe that the intent behind Congress's protection of moral convictions in certain health care contexts, especially to protect…
78 FR 68240 — Final Rules Under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; Technical Amendment to External Review for Multi-… IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 13, 2013★ strong match
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35.
See 45 CFR 156.135(b).
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36.
Code section 9812(c)(2), ERISA 712(c)(2), PHS Act section 2726(c)(2).
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37.
See FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation (Part V) and Mental Health Parity Implementation, question 11, available at:
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq-aca5.html
…
80 FR 72192 — Final Rules for Grandfathered Plans, Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, Dependent Coverage, Appeals, and Patient Protec… IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 18, 2015
…a preexisting condition, such as a State high risk pool. Note that Medicaid policy, under 42 U.S.C. 1396a (25)(G), prohibits participating States from allowing health insurance issuers to consider whether an individual is eligible for, or is provided medical assistance under, Medicaid in making enrollment decisions. Fu…
IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 23, 2014related by meaning
ental health insurance coverage as excepted benefits under HIPAA and related legislation.
See
EBSA Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2007-04 (available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/fab2007-4.pdf); CMS Insurance Standards Bulletin 08-01 (available at
http://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Resources/Files/Downloads/hipaa_08_01…
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.
84 FR 51471 — Application of the Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions and Certain Nondiscrimination Rules to Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based G… IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 30, 2019related by meaning
e for an employer shared responsibility payment under section 4980H(a) for the month, regardless of whether any full-time employee is allowed the PTC. The notice also explained how section 4980H(b) (including the HHI safe harbors) would apply to an ALE that offers an individual coverage HRA, described potential additio…
IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 12, 2020related by meaning
eral_5th_20180216.pdf.
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205.
The Part D Prescriber Public Use File (PUF) is available on the CMS website at the following location: https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Provider-Charge-Data/PartD2017.
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206.
See 84 FR 654…
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.
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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;…
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…