News Briefs: CMS Finalizes 2025 ACA Exchange Plan Rule
CMS on April 2 finalized the 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for Affordable Care Act exchange plans. The rule extended the special enrollment period for people with household incomes up to 150% of the federal poverty level to enroll in coverage any month during the year. CMS also attempted to prevent coverage gaps for people switching plans by allowing people to enroll on the first day of the month after they select a plan. In addition, the rule streamlined the process for enrollment on federally facilitated and state-based marketplaces. And beginning in 2027, it will allow states for the first time can add routine adult dental care as an essential health benefit. More than 21 million people enrolled in ACA exchange plans this year.
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