CMS To Repeat Safe Harbor For Insurance Discontinuation Notices

CMS will continue not to punish issuers that decide to stop offering certain products but do not put out a discontinuation notice at least 90 days before it happens, the agency said in guidance earlier this month . An insurance source stresses that the guidance should not be considered a pass for issuers, but simply reflects an inherent conflict in the qualified health plan (QHP) and open enrollment timeline. Before ending plans sold on the group or individual markets, all...