CMS Kicks Off 2015 Data Collection For Contraceptive 'Accommodations'

August 23, 2016 at 7:05 PM
CMS will not change its Healthcare.gov user fee adjustment for FFM issuers for the 2015 benefit year, again asking insurers to report how much they paid to third-party administrators and pharmacy benefit managers for contraceptive claims plus 15 percent of that dollar amount for administrative costs, according to a frequently asked questions sheet released Monday (Aug. 22). The workaround is offered to issuers, TPAs and PBMs that contract with groups who asked for a religious accommodation to avoid the Affordable...


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