AR Insurance Bulletin 10-2021
Plan Year 2022 Requirements for Certification of Qualified Health Plans, Stand-Alone Dental Plans and ACA-Compliant, Off-Marketplace Health Plan Submissions
Arkansas Insurance Department
Asa Hutchinson
Alan McClain
Governor
Commissioner
1 Commerce Way, Little Rock, AR 72202-2087 · (501) 371-2600 · (501) 371-2618 fax · www.insurance.arkansas.gov
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BULLETIN NO.
10-2021
TO:
ALL LICENSED INSURERS, HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
(HMOs), FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES, FARMERS’ MUTUAL AID
ASSOCIATIONS OR COMPANIES, HOSPITAL MEDICAL SERVICE
CORPORATIONS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE
COMMISSIONERS, PRODUCER AND COMPANY TRADE
ASSOCIATIONS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM:
ARKANSAS INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: PLAN YEAR 2022 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFIED
HEALTH
PLANS,
STAND-ALONE
DENTAL
PLANS
AND
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACA-COMPLIANT, OFF-MARKETPLACE HEALTH
PLAN SUBMISSIONS
DATE: JUNE 23, 2021
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that all Issuers and plans participating in a State-Based
Marketplace-Federal Portal (SBM-FP) individual or Small Business Health Options Program
(SHOP) meet State and Federal certification standards for Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) and
Certified Stand-Alone Dental Plans (SADPs). The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) will
require QHP and SADP Issuers to meet all State licensure requirements and regulations, as well
as State-specific QHP or SADP requirements and regulations. QHP and SADP Issuers will also
be responsible for all other State and Federal regulations already prescribed for insurance
companies in today’s market.
The purpose of this Bulletin is to define Plan Year 2022 (PY2022) State and Federal
requirements for QHP and SADP certification in the Arkansas individual and SHOP
Marketplaces. Though this Bulletin attempts to provide a cohesive source of information for
both the State and Federal requirements, Issuers are advised to consult Federal regulations,
PY2022 Letter to Issuers, PY2022 HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, and State
law in conjunction with this Bulletin to ensure full compliance. Those companies issuing plans
off the Marketplace (Off-Marketplace) will continue to be responsible for meeting State and
Federal regulations and must adhere to the filing timeline made available through this Bulletin.
Health insurance Issuers wishing to sell major medical or dental policies in Arkansas should
submit their applications to become QHPs or SADPs according to Appendix D. AID will review
plans in the order received. Any plans not having undergone complete review and gaining State
approval for QHP or SADP certification will be ineligible for offering a QHP or SADP through
the Marketplace during the 2022 open enrollment period. If QHP or Off-Marketplace health
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forms and rates are not approved by open enrollment, the products must be available for issue at
any time throughout the year, and applicants cannot be denied coverage due only to the fact that
it is not an open or special enrollment period.
Issuers will be given an opportunity to address any data errors during the Plan Preview periods as
designated by CMS. All such changes must be pre-approved by AID and CMS according to
applicable guidelines. Issuers will return signed QHP agreements to CMS in September and AID
will notify Issuers of the QHP or SADP certification decision in October.
QHP Certification and Recertification Overview
All plans offered on the Marketplace must be certified (or recertified) prior to open enrollment.
Additionally, SADPs offered on or off the Marketplace as an option to satisfy a QHP’s
requirement to provide the pediatric dental Essential Health Benefit (EHB) must also seek
certification (or recertification). AID will review plans for compliance with QHP or SADP
certification requirements. All application materials are required for first-time certification
applications as well as those plans currently offered on the Marketplace and submitted for
recertification. The recertification process will largely resemble the initial certification process;
however, applications for recertification should include a redlined version of the plan forms and
a written justification for any changes to cost sharing and covered benefits. Plans seeking
recertification may maintain the same plan and Health Insurance Oversight System (HIOS)
identification numbers if there are no changes to the plan from the preceding plan year other than
changes considered uniform modifications under Public Health Service Act (PHSA) Sections
2702 and 2703 and subsequent regulations. Further recertification guidelines can be found in the
filing instructions attached to the Plan Management General Instructions tab in the System for
Electronic Rate and Form Filing application (SERFF).
Memorandum of Understanding between Issuers and the Arkansas Insurance Department
and Department of Human Services
QHP Issuers must enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Arkansas
Department of Human Services (DHS) and AID which outlines coverage coordination
procedures, data and financial transactions, and reporting requirements. QHP Issuers must agree
to provide DHS and AID with information necessary to evaluate the ARHOMES Program in
accordance with 1115 CMS Waiver evaluation requirements. A sample MOU is available at:
https://insurance.arkansas.gov/pages/industry-regulation/regulatory-health-link/resources/ .
Additional information may be found at this same link as to any purchasing guidelines developed
by DHS for PY2022.
State and Federal QHP Certification Standards
Generally, QHPs must meet all requirements impacting QHP criteria detailed in the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and associated regulations and guidance from CMS.
AID will review forms, templates, and rates for compliance with State and Federal insurance
rules and regulations and will certify plans.
AID has the final authority over approval of rates and will review the pricing of all QHP, Off-
Marketplace, and individual SADP plans to ensure that they are adequately and appropriately
priced. Certification will be valid for a period of one (1) plan year. If an Issuer wishes to
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continue offering a certain QHP or SADP following that plan year, the Issuer must apply to have
that QHP or SADP recertified. Specific State and Federal rate and form filing requirements for
PY2022 submissions will be posted in SERFF.
Quality Improvement Strategy (QIS)
AID will continue to collect the QIS with the applications in SERFF. For PY2022, AID will not
collect or review any other quality initiatives or incentives required by the ARHOMES program.
Licensure and Solvency
An Issuer must be licensed and in good standing with the State. AID determinations of good
standing will be based on authority found in Ark. Code Ann. § 23-63-202. To be found in good
standing, an Issuer must have authority to write its authorized lines of business in Arkansas.
Additionally, all complaints and Issuer oversight findings from the prior plan year will be
considered as a part of good standing determination. AID is the sole source of a determination of
whether or not an Issuer is in good standing and may, as a part of that finding, restrict an Issuer’s
ability to issue or renew existing coverage for an enrollee.
Network Adequacy
A QHP, Off-Marketplace, and/or SADP Issuer must ensure that the provider network of each of
its plans is available to all enrollees. Issuers will need to attest that they have met this standard
and have a provider network with a sufficient number and type of providers, including providers
that specialize in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders and Essential Community
Providers targeting underserved populations. State and Federal requirements, particularly
Arkansas Rule 106, must be met. General information and instructions for initial data
preparation required for complying with Network Adequacy is described in the document
“PY2022 SERFF Network Adequacy Data Submission Instructions” available in SERFF and
also at http://rhld.insurance.arkansas.gov/Info/Public/Templates.
It is highly recommended that QHP, Off-Marketplace, and/or SADP Issuers participate in the
maintenance of Provider-Type-NPI-Pools for an accurate and common classification of providers
twice a year per timelines posted in “NA Review Process” available at:
http://rhld.insurance.arkansas.gov/Default/NetworkAdequacy.
Since Arkansas has adopted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosted
National Provider Identifier (NPI) Registry as an important artifact in its Network Adequacy
regulation program, Issuers are encouraged to reach out to providers to verify accuracy of
Registry information including taxonomic classification information.
A list of Essential Community Providers for QHPs may be found at:
https://www.qhpcertification.cms.gov/s/ECP%20and%20Network%20Adequacy.
Service Areas and Rating Areas
A “service area” for the individual Marketplace is the geographic area in which an individual
resides. For the purposes of SHOP, a service area is the geographic area where an individual is
employed. A “rating area” is a geographic area established by a State that provides boundaries
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by which Issuers can adjust premiums. Arkansas will require service areas to have the same
geographical boundaries as rating areas for 2022. An Issuer’s service area may contain more
than one rating area, thus an Issuer may offer plans with a statewide service area while
modifying rates based on allowed rating areas within that service area. The areas are defined in
Appendix A.
QHP and Off-Marketplace Issuers will be allowed to choose their service area(s). A service area
cannot be less than a rating area, as defined in Appendix A.
General Offering Requirements
QHPs must meet all Federal insurance requirements, including meeting cost-sharing and
actuarial minimum standards for participation in the Marketplace. At least one Silver (66 – 72%
AV) and at least one Gold (76-82% AV) plan must be offered in the individual or SHOP markets
for each service area in which the company is participating. Additionally, QHPs in the Arkansas
individual market are required to include at least one Silver plan that contains only the EHBs
included in the State Benchmark Plan and that utilizes the 94% cost-share variation meeting the
parameters as described in Appendix C. Furthermore, As the result of the passage of
ARHOMES Program, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has introduced seven
(7) Federal Poverty Level (FPL) cost share bands with different medical deductibles and
maximum out of pocket (MOOP) levels. This creates an issue concerning reporting of AV
variant types to CMS as they are not equipped to receive data for all seven (7) FPL bands as
contemplated by DHS guidelines. The Plans and Benefits template allows for only one 94% AV
variant per plan. For CMS reporting requirements, there can be only one 94% variant in the
plans and benefit. Therefore, the 100% AV variant may be provided as usual, and the 94%
variant presented with the deductible and MOOP tied to the highest FPL band (121%-140%).
Issuers shall handle the remaining FPL bands internally within their systems with beneficiary
income level data from Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS).
All Silver plans, including the EHB-only plan, must also include all cost-sharing reduction
variations (73%, 87%, 94%, and 100% AV). Though Silver and Gold plans must be offered,
QHP Issuers are not required to offer Catastrophic, Bronze (56-62% AV), or Platinum (86-92%
AV) plans. However, QHP Issuers must offer matching child-only plans for each of the ACA
metal level plans offered, excluding catastrophic plans, or attest that the plans are available to
child-only members. See ACA Sec. 1201. Similarly, SADP Issuers are not required to offer both
low (75% AV) and high (85% AV) plans. Actuarial Value (AV) will be determined by use of
the CMS AV Calculator.
AID requires that all QHP Issuers offering a plan which has pediatric dental embedded as part of
its benefits also offer an identical plan which does not include pediatric dental as part of its
benefits. This requirement will be null and void and all QHP Issuers will be required to have an
embedded pediatric dental benefit should no SADPs become certified on the Marketplace. Childonly and Catastrophic plans will not be offered in SHOP.
Off-Marketplace plans have different offering requirements. Specific State rate and form filing
requirements for QHP and Off-Marketplace submissions will be posted in SERFF.
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Essential Health Benefit Standards
Arkansas has adopted the Gold 1000.1 Health Advantage Point of Service Plan as the
Benchmark Plan to set the EHBs for Arkansas. The Benchmark Plan was supplemented with the
AR Kids B (CHIP) pediatric dental plan. Finally, AID has adopted a definition of habilitative
services, which may be found in Appendix B to this Bulletin, along with guidelines for
establishing parity with rehabilitative services. Due to the number of questions related to the
definition of “developmental services,” additional detail has been provided within Appendix B
for clarification.
A detailed list of benefits included in the PY2022 QHP & ACA Compliant Benchmark Checklist
can be found in SERFF.
Copies of the Benchmark Plans may be found at: https://insurance.arkansas.gov/pages/industryregulation/regulatory-health-link/resources/.
Additional EHB
Because mandates applicable to the individual market prior to December 2011 continue to apply
to individual plans even if the State Benchmark Plan is a small group plan, coverage for in-vitro
fertilization and hearing aids are considered EHBs for all insurance companies. Coverage for
renal dialysis is not identified as an EHB on the Benefits Package tab of the Plans and Benefits
Template, but coverage should be provided by all plans. Please see the PY2022QHP & ACA
Compliant Benchmark Checklist attached to the Plan Management General Instructions tab in
SERFF for an all-inclusive list.
Benefits covered in addition to EHBs must be listed in the Actuarial Memorandum.
Essential Health Benefit Formulary Review
QHPs and Off-Marketplace plans must cover at least the greater of one drug in every U.S.
Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) category and class or the same number of drugs in each
category and class as the Benchmark Plan. Additionally, Issuers must: (1) provide response by
telephone or other telecommunication device within 72 hours of a request for prior authorization;
(2) provide for the dispensing of at least a 72-hour supply of covered drugs in an emergency
situation; and (3) have an exception process for a drug not on the formulary. QHPs must also
provide a URL link to direct consumers to an up-to-date formulary where they can view the
covered drugs, including tiering, that are specific to a given QHP.
One change may be made to the prescription drug formulary during a plan year if the change is
approved by AID through the data change request process and does not exceed +/-2% of the
adjusted rate index. A signed actuarial attestation stating the amount of change to the adjusted
rate index must be included with the change request.
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Non-Discrimination Standards and Marketing and Benefit Design
Issuers offering QHPs, Off-Marketplace plans, and SADPs must comply with State and Federal
laws and regulations regarding marketing and benefit design by health insurance Issuers,
including Ark. Code Ann. §23-66-201 et seq., Unfair Trade Practices Act, and the requirements
defined in AID Rules 11 and 19.
QHP and SADP Issuers may inform consumers in marketing materials that the plans are certified
as a QHP or SADP after entering into a certification agreement with either CMS for individual
plan offerings or AID for SHOP plan offerings. The Issuer cannot inform consumers that the
certification of a QHP or SADP implies any form of further endorsement or support of the plans.
QHP, Off-Marketplace, and SADP marketing materials must be submitted in a searchable PDF
format. The marketing materials shall comply with all Federal and State statutes, regulations,
and guidance and are subject to review for compliance. If AID determines through its regulatory
efforts that unfair or discriminatory marketing is occurring, AID will enforce through use of
State remedies up to and including recommendation of the QHP or SADP for decertification.
Rate Filing
All rates filed for QHP, Off-Marketplace, and SADP plans in the individual market will be set
for the plan year and cannot be changed during the year. SHOP rate revisions may be filed
quarterly. Please see Bulletin 13-2015. QHP and Off-Marketplace Issuers must comply with all
State and Federal laws related to rating rules, factors, and tables used to determine rates. Such
rates must be based upon the analysis of the plan rating assumptions and rate justifications in
coordination with AID and be timely submitted to the FFM if appropriate. All rates will be
analyzed for outliers and subject to testing to identify if discriminatory design practices are
present.
AID is an Effective Rate Review State and will review all rate filings and rate adjustments for
prior approval. Rate filing information must be submitted to AID through SERFF with any rate
adjustment justification prior to the implementation of an adjustment. A QHP Issuer must
prominently post the justification for any rate adjustment on its website.
Premiums may be varied by enrollee age (by a factor of 3:1), tobacco use, and geographic rating
area (per the seven rating areas identified in Appendix A). AID will limit the use of tobacco use
as a rating factor to 1.2:1, applicable only to the individuals in the family who meet the federal
definition of “tobacco use” set out in 45 C.F.R. § 147.102. Additionally, any premium amounts
due to lack of Federal Cost-Sharing Reduction funding should be attributed to the Silver level
variants for Marketplace filings, if allowed by CMS.
QHP and Off-Marketplace health insurance rate filings must include information as to the
amount of funds utilized for administration and the amount of funds utilized for claims.
Additionally, a separate break-out section should be included to describe the amount of funds
that account for administrative costs paid to Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) and the amount
of funds used relative to pharmacy claims. All rate increase requests will be published for public
comment on the Department’s website.
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Additional Guidelines for Rates in SHOP
Composite premiums (average enrollee premiums) are allowed in SHOP as long as the plans
meet the following requirements:
• Tobacco rates are not included in the composite premiums but are applied separately on a
per-member basis;
• Premium composite cannot be changed during the plan year;
• Composite option must be uniformly available for a product (i.e. cannot be limited to
employers of a certain size);
• Composite premiums are offered in two tiers: adults age 21 and over and children under
age 21; and
• The Composite otherwise meets the requirements as found at:
• https://insurance.arkansas.gov/pages/industry-regulation/regulatory-health-link/resources/
Stand-Alone Dental Plans (SADP)
SADP Issuers and SADPs must meet the same QHP certification standards as medical plans
unless exceptions were noted. SADPs must comply with the Arkansas Benchmark Plan: AR
Kids B (CHIP) pediatric dental. Moreover, SADPs may impose up to a 24-month waiting period
for cosmetic orthodontia services, which is not an Arkansas EHB.
SADPs intended to be utilized off the Marketplace only to supplement the pediatric dental EHB
for use with a QHP must follow the Marketplace certification filing process as described within
this Bulletin.
Questions related to this Bulletin may be directed to the Regulatory Health Link Division at
(501) 371-2755 or by email at: insurance.regulatory.health.link@arkansas.gov.
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____________________________
ALAN MCCLAIN
DATE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
STATE OF ARKANSAS
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APPENDIX A
STATE RATING AND SERVICE AREAS
Region
Central
Rating Area 1
Cleburne
Lonoke
Pulaski
Yell
Conway
Perry
Saline
Faulkner
Pope
Van Buren
Grant
Prairie
White
Northeast
Rating Area 2
Clay
Fulton
Jackson
Randolph
Woodruff
Craighead
Greene
Lawrence
Sharp
Crittenden
Independence
Mississippi
St. Francis
Cross
Izard
Poinsett
Stone
Northwest
Rating Area 3
Baxter
Madison
Washington
Benton
Marion
Boone
Newton
Carroll
Searcy
South Central
Rating Area 4
Clark
Pike
Garland
Hot Spring
Montgomery
Southeast
Rating Area 5
Arkansas
Cleveland
Jefferson
Phillips
Ashley
Dallas
Lee
Bradley
Desha
Lincoln
Chicot
Drew
Monroe
Southwest
Rating Area 6
Calhoun
Lafayette
Ouachita
Columbia
Little River
Sevier
Hempstead
Miller
Union
Howard
Nevada
West Central
Rating Area 7
Crawford
Scott
Polk
Franklin
Sebastian
Johnson
Logan
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APPENDIX B
HABILITATIVE SERVICES COVERAGE DEFINITION AND LIMITATIONS
DEFINITION OF HABILITATIVE SERVICES
Habilitative Services are services provided in order for a person to attain and maintain a skill or
function that was never learned or acquired and is due to a disabling condition.
COVERAGE OF HABILITATIVE SERVICES
Subject to permissible terms, conditions, exclusions and limitations, health benefit plans, when
required to provide essential health benefits, shall provide coverage for physical, occupational and
speech therapies, developmental services and durable medical equipment for developmental delay,
developmental disability, developmental speech or language disorder, developmental coordination
disorder and mixed developmental disorder.
ESTABLISHING PARITY
QHPs must offer habilitative services at parity with rehabilitative services. Because developmental
services are generally less expensive and required on a long-term basis, AID has determined that
parity must be established through the use of unit equivalency. All medical QHPs must include
developmental services with unit limits at an acceptable level of parity with Outpatient and Inpatient
Rehabilitation for the 2017 plan year policies. The minimum acceptable limits are included in the
table below:
Coverage of Rehabilitative and Habilitative Services at Parity
Rehabilitation
(OT, PT, ST)
Habilitative Services
(OT, PT, ST)
Habilitative Developmental
Services
Outpatient
30 visits
(1 visit = 1 unit = 1 hour or
less)
30 visits
(1 visit = 1 unit = 1hour or
less)
180 units (1 unit = 1 hour)
Inpatient
60 days
N/A
N/A
DEFINITION OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Developmental Services are assistance activities that are coordinated with physical, occupational,
and speech therapy to reinforce the impact of such therapy provided in connection with Habilitative
Services. Examples include, but are not limited to: toileting; dressing; using fine motor skills;
crawling/walking; categorization; expressing oneself (making wants and needs known).
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APPENDIX C-1
HIGH VALUE SILVER PLAN (100% A/V) VARIATION COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS
High-Value Silver Plan 1
0% FPL – 20% FPL
Service Specific Deductibles:
Medical
$1,300
Pharmacy
$0
Member Out-of-Pocket Max (all services combined):
$1,300
Unit of Service
Copays
Coinsurance
All Inpatient Hospital Services (inc MH/SUD)
Day
$ -
100%
Mental/Behavioral Health and SUD Outpatient Services
Visit
$-
100%
Behavioral Health Professional
Visit
$-
100%
Durable Medical Equipment
Service
$-
100%
Non-Emergency Use of the Emergency Department
Visit
$-
100%
X-rays and Diagnostic Imaging
Visit
$-
100%
Skilled Nursing Facility
Day
$-
100%
Outpatient Facility Fee (e.g., Ambulatory Surgery Center
Visit
$-
100%
Primary Care Visit to Treat and Injury or Illness (exc.
Preventive, X-rays)
Visit
$-
100%
Specialist Visit
Visit
$-
100%
Generics
Prescription
$-
100%
Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$-
100%
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$-
100%
Specialty Drugs (i.e. High-Cost
Prescription
$-
100%
Imaging (CT/Pet Scans, MRIs
Visit
$-
100%
Speech Therapy
Visit
$-
100%
Occupational and Physical Therapy
Visit
$-
100%
Preventative Care/Screening/Immunizations
Visit
$-
Laboratory Outpatient and Professional Services
Visit
$-
100%
Outpatient Surgery Physician/Surgical Services
Visit
$-
100%
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APPENDIX C-2
HIGH VALUE SILVER PLAN (94% A/V) VARIATION COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS
High-Value Silver Plan 2
21% FPL – 40% FPL
Service Specific Deductibles:
Medical
$1,316
Pharmacy
$0
Member Out-of-Pocket Max (all services combined):
$1,400
Unit of Service
Copays
Coinsurance
All Inpatient Hospital Services (inc MH/SUD)
Day
$ -
100%
Mental/Behavioral Health and SUD Outpatient Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Behavioral Health Professional
Visit
$4.70
100%
Durable Medical Equipment
Service
$4.70
100%
Non-Emergency Use of the Emergency Department
Visit
$9.40
100%
X-rays and Diagnostic Imaging
Visit
$4.70
100%
Skilled Nursing Facility
Day
$20.00
100%
Outpatient Facility Fee (e.g., Ambulatory Surgery Center
Visit
$4.70
100%
Primary Care Visit to Treat and Injury or Illness (exc.
Preventive, X-rays)
Visit
$4.70
100%
Specialist Visit
Visit
$4.70
100%
Generics
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Specialty Drugs (i.e. High-Cost
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Imaging (CT/Pet Scans, MRIs
Visit
$4.70
100%
Speech Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Occupational and Physical Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Preventative Care/Screening/Immunizations
Visit
$ -
Laboratory Outpatient and Professional Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Outpatient Surgery Physician/Surgical Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
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APPENDIX C-3
HIGH VALUE SILVER PLAN (94% A/V) VARIATION COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS
High-Value Silver Plan 3
41% FPL – 60% FPL
Service Specific Deductibles:
Medical
$1,336
Pharmacy
$0
Member Out-of-Pocket Max (all services combined):
$1,500
Unit of Service
Copays
Coinsurance
All Inpatient Hospital Services (inc MH/SUD)
Day
$ -
100%
Mental/Behavioral Health and SUD Outpatient Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Behavioral Health Professional
Visit
$4.70
100%
Durable Medical Equipment
Service
$4.70
100%
Non-Emergency Use of the Emergency Department
Visit
$9.40
100%
X-rays and Diagnostic Imaging
Visit
$4.70
100%
Skilled Nursing Facility
Day
$20.00
100%
Outpatient Facility Fee (e.g., Ambulatory Surgery Center
Visit
$4.70
100%
Primary Care Visit to Treat and Injury or Illness (exc.
Preventive, X-rays)
Visit
$4.70
100%
Specialist Visit
Visit
$4.70
100%
Generics
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Specialty Drugs (i.e. High-Cost
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Imaging (CT/Pet Scans, MRIs
Visit
$4.70
100%
Speech Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Occupational and Physical Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Preventative Care/Screening/Immunizations
Visit
$ -
Laboratory Outpatient and Professional Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Outpatient Surgery Physician/Surgical Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
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APPENDIX C-4
HIGH VALUE SILVER PLAN (94% A/V) VARIATION COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS
High-Value Silver Plan 4
61% FPL – 80% FPL
Service Specific Deductibles:
Medical
$1,356
Pharmacy
$0
Member Out-of-Pocket Max (all services combined):
$1,600
Unit of Service
Copays
Coinsurance
All Inpatient Hospital Services (inc MH/SUD)
Day
$ -
100%
Mental/Behavioral Health and SUD Outpatient Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Behavioral Health Professional
Visit
$4.70
100%
Durable Medical Equipment
Service
$4.70
100%
Non-Emergency Use of the Emergency Department
Visit
$9.40
100%
X-rays and Diagnostic Imaging
Visit
$4.70
100%
Skilled Nursing Facility
Day
$20.00
100%
Outpatient Facility Fee (e.g., Ambulatory Surgery Center
Visit
$4.70
100%
Primary Care Visit to Treat and Injury or Illness (exc.
Preventive, X-rays)
Visit
$4.70
100%
Specialist Visit
Visit
$4.70
100%
Generics
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Specialty Drugs (i.e. High-Cost
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Imaging (CT/Pet Scans, MRIs
Visit
$4.70
100%
Speech Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Occupational and Physical Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Preventative Care/Screening/Immunizations
Visit
$ -
Laboratory Outpatient and Professional Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Outpatient Surgery Physician/Surgical Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
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APPENDIX C-5
HIGH VALUE SILVER PLAN (94% A/V) VARIATION COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS
High-Value Silver Plan 5
81% FPL – 100% FPL
Service Specific Deductibles:
Medical
$1,377
Pharmacy
$0
Member Out-of-Pocket Max (all services combined):
$1,700
Unit of Service
Copays
Coinsurance
All Inpatient Hospital Services (inc MH/SUD)
Day
$ -
100%
Mental/Behavioral Health and SUD Outpatient Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Behavioral Health Professional
Visit
$4.70
100%
Durable Medical Equipment
Service
$4.70
100%
Non-Emergency Use of the Emergency Department
Visit
$9.40
100%
X-rays and Diagnostic Imaging
Visit
$4.70
100%
Skilled Nursing Facility
Day
$20.00
100%
Outpatient Facility Fee (e.g., Ambulatory Surgery Center
Visit
$4.70
100%
Primary Care Visit to Treat and Injury or Illness (exc.
Preventive, X-rays)
Visit
$4.70
100%
Specialist Visit
Visit
$4.70
100%
Generics
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Specialty Drugs (i.e. High-Cost
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Imaging (CT/Pet Scans, MRIs
Visit
$4.70
100%
Speech Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Occupational and Physical Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Preventative Care/Screening/Immunizations
Visit
$ -
Laboratory Outpatient and Professional Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Outpatient Surgery Physician/Surgical Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
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APPENDIX C-6
HIGH VALUE SILVER PLAN (94% A/V) VARIATION COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS
High-Value Silver Plan 6
101% FPL – 120% FPL
Service Specific Deductibles:
Medical
$1,419
Pharmacy
$0
Member Out-of-Pocket Max (all services combined):
$1,800
Unit of Service
Copays
Coinsurance
All Inpatient Hospital Services (inc MH/SUD)
Day
$ -
100%
Mental/Behavioral Health and SUD Outpatient Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Behavioral Health Professional
Visit
$4.70
100%
Durable Medical Equipment
Service
$4.70
100%
Non-Emergency Use of the Emergency Department
Visit
$9.40
100%
X-rays and Diagnostic Imaging
Visit
$4.70
100%
Skilled Nursing Facility
Day
$20.00
100%
Outpatient Facility Fee (e.g., Ambulatory Surgery Center
Visit
$4.70
100%
Primary Care Visit to Treat and Injury or Illness (exc.
Preventive, X-rays)
Visit
$4.70
100%
Specialist Visit
Visit
$4.70
100%
Generics
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Specialty Drugs (i.e. High-Cost
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Imaging (CT/Pet Scans, MRIs
Visit
$4.70
100%
Speech Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Occupational and Physical Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Preventative Care/Screening/Immunizations
Visit
$ -
Laboratory Outpatient and Professional Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Outpatient Surgery Physician/Surgical Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
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APPENDIX C-7
HIGH VALUE SILVER PLAN (94% A/V) VARIATION COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS
High-Value Silver Plan 7
121% FPL – 138% FPL
Service Specific Deductibles:
Medical
$1,443
Pharmacy
$0
Member Out-of-Pocket Max (all services combined):
$1,900
Unit of Service
Copays
Coinsurance
All Inpatient Hospital Services (inc MH/SUD)
Day
$ -
100%
Mental/Behavioral Health and SUD Outpatient Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Behavioral Health Professional
Visit
$4.70
100%
Durable Medical Equipment
Service
$4.70
100%
Non-Emergency Use of the Emergency Department
Visit
$9.40
100%
X-rays and Diagnostic Imaging
Visit
$4.70
100%
Skilled Nursing Facility
Day
$20.00
100%
Outpatient Facility Fee (e.g., Ambulatory Surgery Center
Visit
$4.70
100%
Primary Care Visit to Treat and Injury or Illness (exc.
Preventive, X-rays)
Visit
$4.70
100%
Specialist Visit
Visit
$4.70
100%
Generics
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$4.70
100%
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Specialty Drugs (i.e. High-Cost
Prescription
$9.40
100%
Imaging (CT/Pet Scans, MRIs
Visit
$4.70
100%
Speech Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Occupational and Physical Therapy
Visit
$4.70
100%
Preventative Care/Screening/Immunizations
Visit
$ -
Laboratory Outpatient and Professional Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
Outpatient Surgery Physician/Surgical Services
Visit
$4.70
100%
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APPENDIX D-1
The timeline
Abbreviation
Description
Off-Marketplace
Individual/Small Group ACA-Compliant major medical plan
sold only Off the Marketplace.
QHP
Individual/Small Group Qualified Health Plan sold On the
Marketplace.
SADP
1. Individual/Small Group Certified dental plan sold On the
Marketplace; or
2. Individual/Small Group Certified dental plan sold Off the
Marketplace to supplement the pediatric dental benefit of
a QHP.
Key Dates
Description
5/17
All Federal and State Network Adequacy Templates for
QHPs/SADPs to AID.
5/17
All Federal and State Network Adequacy Templates for ACA-
Compliant (Off-Marketplace) medical plans to AID.
5/17
QHP/SADP application templates, Rating Business Rules
Templates, and all Binder Supporting Documentation to AID,
excluding the QHP PY2022 Plans and Benefits Template
Attestation, Rate Data Templates, and URRTs.
5/17– 6/11
AID QHP/SADP Application/Template Review Period.
6/14
AID to submit 1st SERFF Data Transfer of Individual Plans to
CMS.
6/18
QHP Form Filings, excluding the Schedules of Benefits
(Schedules) and PY2022 Plans and Benefits Template
Attestation, to AID. Associate Forms to Binders.
6/18
QHP and Off-Marketplace medical Rate Filings to AID and
HIOS. Associate Rate Filings to Binders and initial Rate Data
Template and URRT due.
7/2
Proposed
QHP
and
Off-Marketplace
medical
rate
adjustments published on AID website.
7/16
QHP/SADP Final Rate Data Templates and QHP URRTs
due in Binders.
7/20
SADP Form Filings to AID. Associate Form Filings to
Binders.
7/30
Target date on which CMS will post proposed rate changes.
8/2
Service area data change request deadline to AID.
8/2
Final changes to QHP/SADP Applications to AID.
8/3
Individual SADP Rate Filings to AID. Associate Rate Filings
to Binders. (Group Dental Rates are not reviewed through a
Rate Filing submission. Do not submit.)
8/11
QHP/SADP Issuers submit final Plan ID Crosswalk
Templates in the Binder.
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8/11 – 8/25
QHP/SADP Issuers complete final plan confirmation and
submit final Plan ID Crosswalk Templates in the PM
Community.
8/16
AID transfers final changes to the QHP/SADP Applications to
CMS.
8/17
Off-Marketplace medical Form Filings, excluding Schedules
and PY2022 Plans and Benefits Template Attestation, to AID.
Associate Form Filings to Binders
8/17
Any remaining Off-Marketplace medical Binder data to AID,
excluding Schedules and PY2022 Plans and Benefits Template
Attestation.
8/18
Target date for all final rates to be published on AID website.
Deadline for QHPs to be finalized in URR module of HIOS.
8/19 – 9/13
CMS reviews initial QHP applications and releases results in
PM Community.
8/24
QHP Schedules due to AID. Schedules must match benefits in
the Plans and Benefits Templates. PY2022 Plans and Benefits
Template Attestation must be attached to the Form Filings and
Binders. Associate Schedules to the Binders.
8/24
Off Marketplace medical Schedules due to AID. Schedules
must match benefits in the Plans and Benefits Templates.
PY2022 Plans and Benefits Template Attestation must be
attached to the Form Filings and Binders. Associate Schedules
to Binders.
9/10
Data change requests due to AID
9/16 – 9/17
CMS limited data correction window
10/2
AID releases certification notices to issuers.
11/1
Open Enrollment Begins.