CMS' 'Early Bird' Deadline For QHPs Passes; Application Window Open Till June 20

CMS continues to accept applications from issuers seeking to sell products through the federally facilitated exchanges in 2019 and will do so through June 20, although the agency's “early bird” deadline of May 31 has passed. The window to send qualified health plan (QHHP) applications officially opened May 9. CMS tells Inside Health Policy that the early bird review round was new for the 2019 plan year. “For those issuers who participate, the early bird reviews will allow us...