CMS Sets QHP Conference For Late February

CMS will hold a two-day conference for Qualified health plan (QHP) issuers seeking to certification or re-certification to participate in the federal exchanges the agency announced Thursday. The Annual Health Plan Certification Conference will take place in Baltimore Feb. 23-24. Issues to be discussed at the conference include: the certification process, rate review, market-wide reforms, essential health benefits, actuarial value and cost-sharing reduction calculations. CMS outlined the timeline for the certification process in a December draft letter. The agency proposed...