HHS: No New Special Enrollment Period Triggers For Pregnancy, Domestic Abuse

February 27, 2015 at 7:45 PM
CMS last week opted not to create additional exceptions for major life events that would trigger a special enrollment period (SEP) in federally run exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, saddening consumer advocates who called for pregnancy and domestic violence to be added to a list of SEP categories in the final 2016 benefit and payment parameters rule released Friday (Feb. 20). The agency did not slam the door on the idea, though, saying in the rule that while it...


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