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Federal RegisterGuidance and regulationPublished Feb 11, 2026

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program

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This proposed rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This proposed rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); cost-sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive years; QH

Tags
HIPAA, Proposed Rule, Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, breach notification
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CISSP 1: Security and Risk Management; CISSP 4: Communication and Network Security; CISSP 7: Security Operations; CISM 2: Information Security Risk Management; CISM 3: Information Security Program; CISA 3: Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Implementation; CISA 5: Protection of Information Assets
Source record id
2026-02769
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Sep 23, 2026

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