Federal Efforts
We’re working to create the conditions for long-term change by advancing federal policy improvements. Learn more about our federal efforts.
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April 20, 2023Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care Statement: Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters Final Rule for Plan Year 2024 Reflects USofCare Priorities
Washington, D.C. — Following up on previous comments to the proposed rule, United States of Care released the following statement on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters Final Rule for Plan Year 2024, released on April 17: The Notice of Benefits and…
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April 6, 2023Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care Statement: Final 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rate Announcement Reflects USofCare Priorities
On Friday, March 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Announcement of Calendar Year 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (collectively, the “Rate Announcement”), which finalizes policies to stabilize and strengthen the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs….
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April 3, 2023Federal Efforts, Health Care Costs, News & Updates
United States of Care Submits Comments in Response to CMS, IRA, and EBSA’s Proposed Preventive Services Rule Change
Today, United States of Care (USofCare) submitted comments on the proposed rule change by the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would protect the status of contraception as a free preventive service, making access to care more affordable for…
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April 3, 2023Federal Efforts, Health Care Costs, News & Updates, State Efforts
FACT SHEET: Solutions States Can Take to Preserve Access to Free Preventive Services
One of the most popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the requirement that most commercial health plans cover preventive services, including vaccinations and cancer screenings, without cost-sharing, such as deductibles or copays. On March 30, 2023 a federal judge in Texas declared that an earlier ruling he…
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March 2, 2023Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care Submits Comments in Response to CMS’s Advance Notice for the 2024 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates Part C and Part D Payment Policies
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February 1, 2023Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care Submits Comments in Response to CMS and HHS’s Request for Information Regarding Essential Health Benefits
On December 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking input from stakeholders on what the federal government can do to improve coverage of benefits in health plans subject to EHB requirements, a key…
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January 31, 2023Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care Submits Comments in Response to the Release of Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024
On December 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for 2024, which outlines the rules and regulations for health care plans offered on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Marketplaces. The ACA, passed in 2010, expanded access to affordable,…
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January 11, 2023Federal Efforts, Health Care Costs, News & Updates, Public Option, State Efforts
Washington’s Section 1332 Innovation Waiver Explainer
In December 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved Washington’s Section 1332 Innovation waiver request to expand access to comprehensive, affordable health care in the Evergreen State through 2028.
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December 20, 2022Federal Efforts, News & Updates
United States of Care Statement on Health Care Priorities in Year-End Funding Bill