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CMS: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program
Federal Register
May 20, 2026 - Notice of final rule from the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services containing methods to improve the
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. Among other
things, this rule also contains 2027 user fee
rates for qualified health plans (QHPs) through
Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based
Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This rule is effective July 20, 2026.
Source: Federal Register