Senate Dems Press HHS For Pregnancy Special Enrollment Period After Regulatory Snub

March 3, 2015 at 6:31 PM
More than three dozen Senate Democrats asked HHS in a letter Monday (March 2) to add pregnancy to the list of major life events that would trigger a special enrollment period (SEP) in federally run exchanges, less than two weeks after CMS opted not to create any new exceptions for SEPs in the final 2016 benefit and payment parameters rule released Feb. 20. “This is a critical protection -- good maternity care is essential for the well-being of children, and...


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