Health Comments and Letters

Comments on the Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act of 2018

Committee comments on proposed legislation to add a long-term care benefit to the Medicare program, evaluating in terms of financing, benefits, and coordination with other programs. (June 15, 2018)

Comments on Short-term, Limited Duration Insurance

Committee comments on a proposed rule that would lengthen the maximum period of short-term, limited-duration (STLD) insurance through amending the definition of STLD. (April 6, 2018)

Comments on Association Health Plans

Committee comments on the definition of ‘‘Employer’’ under section 3(5) of ERISA—Association Health Plans. (March 5, 2018)

Letter to Idaho Department of Insurance

Health Practice Council comments to the Idaho Department of Insurance on allowing health insurers to offer state-based plans that are not compliant with the Affordable Care Act in Idaho. (March 2, 2018)

Comments on Considerations Related to Modeling the Potential Impact of Association Health Plans

Committee comments to Office of Regulations and Interpretations within the Employee Benefits Security Administration in response to the Department of Labor's proposed rule on the definition of employer—small business health plans. (February 9, 2018)

Comments on Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition

Committee comments to Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ request for information on promoting healthcare choice and competition. (January 25, 2018)

Letter to U.S. House and Senate on Proposal to Eliminate Individual Mandate

Health Practice Council comments to the U.S. House and Senate on the potential inclusion of individual mandate repeal in The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. (December 12, 2017)

Comments on 2019 Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule

Risk Sharing Subcommittee and Premium Review Work Group letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the proposed rule for the 2019 benefit and payment parameters. The comments address proposed changes to the risk sharing mechanisms, special enrollment periods, essential health benefits, minimum essential coverage, and medical loss ratios.
(November 27, 2017)

Letter to Senate on Proposal to Eliminate Individual Mandate

Health Practice Council comments to the U.S. Senate on a proposal in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to eliminate the ACA's individual mandate. (November 21, 2017)

Comments on Presidential Executive Order to Departments of Treasury, Labor, and HHS

Health Practice Council comments on the October 12 executive order. (November 7, 2017)

Comments on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal

Health Practice Council comments on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal (GCHJ), legislation that would make revisions to the individual health insurance market and approaches to federal Medicaid funding. (September 22, 2017)

Letter to Senate HELP Committee on Stabilization

Health Practice Council letter to the U.S. Senate HELP Committee on stabilizing the individual health insurance market. (September 12, 2017)

Comments on Investment RBC Bond Factors

Comment letter submitted jointly by the P/C RBC Committee and the Health Solvency Subcommittee regarding changes to corporate bond factors being considered by the NAIC’s Investment Risk-Based Capital Working Group. (July 25, 2017)

Letter to Senate on ACA Individual Mandate

Health Practice Council letter to the U.S. Senate on potential adverse consequences of legislation to eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate. (July 25, 2017)

Committee comments on High-Cost Risk Pooling in ACA Risk Adjustment

Health Financial Reporting and Solvency Committee comments to NAIC Statutory Accounting Principles Working Group in Form A Maintence Maintenance Agenda Submission Form. (July 7, 2017)

Comments on the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA)

Indivdiual and Small Group Markets Committee and Medicaid Subcommittee comments on the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017, the proposed legislation to repeal and replace provisions in the Affordable Care Act. (June 30, 2017)

Comments to House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee on Medicare

Medicare Subcommittee comments to House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee on preserving and strengthening the Medicare program.
(June 1, 2017)

Comments to Senate Finance Committee on Individual Market and Medicaid

Health Practice Council comments to Senate Finance Committee on improving the individual health insurance market and changing the approach to Medicaid funding.
(May 23, 2017)

Comments to NAIC on Stop-Loss Calibration of Risk Factors

Stop-Loss Work Group comments to the NAIC’s Capital Adequacy (E) Task Force concerning calibration of risk factors in the Stop-Loss Factors Report. (May 9, 2017)

Subgroup Comments on 2018 URRT Instructions

Premium Review Subgroup comments to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight on the final 2018 unified rate review template (URRT) instructions. (April 27, 2017)