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
uirements in section 2746 of the PHS Act apply to health insurance issuers offering individual health insurance coverage or STLDI.
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4. Section 5000A of the Code and Treasury regulations at 26 CFR 1.5000A-3 provide exemptions from the requirement to maintain MEC for the following individuals: (1) member…
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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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
are applicable for periods after December 31, 2014. Paragraph (f) of this section is applicable for periods after December 31, 2019.
Kirsten Wielobob, Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement.
Footnotes
1.
82 FR 48385 (Oct. 17, 2017).
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2.
Id.
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3.
See 83 FR 54420 (Oct. 29, 2018…
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…
89 FR 23338 — Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage IRCFinal Rules (FR)Apr 3, 2024★ strong match
…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 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…
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, 2015related by meaning
st will be incurred, and 38 percent of the notices will be delivered electronically at de minimis cost. This results in a cost burden of $11,000.[163] b. Out-of-Network Emergency Services Disclosure
The final regulations require that a plan or issuer may not impose any copayment or coinsurance requirement for out-of-ne…
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
rate be the rate established by the Treasury pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3717. That is the rate HHS customarily uses for overpayments and underpayments.[34] The CAA also provides that HHS will waive a civil money penalty in the case of a provider of air ambulance services that submits only part of the data required in sectio…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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-…
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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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;…
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
…ursuant to the authority contained in sections 2701 through 2763, 2791, and 2792 of the PHS Act (42 USC 300gg through 300gg-63, 300gg-91, and 300gg-92), as amended.
List of Subjects
26 CFR Part 54
Excise taxes
Health care
Health insurance
Pensions
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
29 CFR Part 2590
Continuation c…
83 FR 54420 — Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 29, 2018related by meaning
overlapping and, in combination, include any factor related to an individual's health. 66 FR 1377, 1379 (January 8, 2001).
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34.
See FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation (Part XXII), available at
https://www.dol.gov/sites/default/files/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/fa…