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GAO-14-461R 1 (2014-03-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqet0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-325654 March 25, 2014 The Honorable Ron Wyden Chairman The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) entitled Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 (RIN: 0938-AR89). We received the rule on March 11, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on March 11, 2014, with an effective date of May 12, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 13,744. The final rule sets forth payment parameters and oversight provisions related to the risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk corridors programs; cost sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions; and user fees for federally-facilitated exchanges. It also provides additional standards with respect to composite premiums, privacy and security of personally identifiable information, the annual open enrollment period for 2015, the actuarial value calculator, the annual limitation in cost sharing for stand-alone dental plans, the meaningful difference standard for qualified health plans offered through a federally-facilitated exchange, patient safety standards for issuers of qualified health plans, and the Small Business Health Options Program. Enclosed is our assessment of HHS's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801 (a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that HHS complied with the applicable requirements. If you have any questions about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation work relating to the subject matter of the rule, please contact Shirley A. Jones, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8156. GAO-i 4-461 R

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