2021 Plan Year Issuer Guidance Ins No. 20-018-AB, 2nd Amendment to Appendix I Timeline

1  The State of New Hampshire Insurance Department 21 South Fruit Street, Suite 14 Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-2261 Fax (603) 271-1406 TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 Christopher Nicolopoulos Commissioner Alexander K. Feldvebel Deputy Commissioner BULLETIN Docket No.: 20-036-AB TO: All New Hampshire Licensed Health and Dental Insurers FROM: Christopher R. Nicolopoulos, Insurance Commissioner DATE: May 18, 2020 RE: 2021 Plan Year Issuer Guidance INS No. 20-018-AB, 2nd Amendment to Appendix I Timeline I. Introduction On April 4, 2020, The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) issued Bulletin INS-20-018- AB (2021 Plan Year Issuer Guidance) to detail the process issuers must follow to have nongrandfathered individual and small group health plans certified as Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) to be offered on the federally-operated New Hampshire Health Insurance Marketplace in Plan Year 2021 as well as standards applying to QHPs and individual and small group plans offered on and off the Marketplace. On April 28, 2020, Bulletin INS No. 20-032-AB was issued to amend certain timelines. This Bulletin replaces INS No. 20-032-AB in its entirety and amends Bulletin INS 20-018-AB. It is responsive to a key date change included in final CMS regulations related to QHPs. NHID will continue to monitor CMS guidance. If CMS further adjusts key dates, we intend to follow with similar adjustments to our timelines. The NHID is amending the 2021 Plan Year Issuer Guidance Appendix I NHID QHP Timeline Plan Year 2021 to extend NHID rate filing deadlines as follows: II. Appendix I Appendix I of the bulletin is replaced in its entirety by the NHID QHP Timeline Plan Year 2021, Revised 5/18/2020 appended below. A summary of the NHID rate timeline changes are as follows:  Initial On/Off Exchange rate templates/documentation now due 6/15/2020  Initial Rate Revisions and Off Exchange-only form/rate filings now due 7/15/2020  All final rate revisions now due 8/5/2020 2     CMS final deadline for issuers to change QHP application and date NHID sends PY 2021 certification recommendations to CMS is now 8/26/2020 All references to amended timelines stated within Bulletin INS 20-018-AB and the April 10, 2020 QHP Issuer Presentation shall be replaced as stated herein. III. Contact Information Amendment Questions related to this Bulletin and the 2021 Plan Year Issuer Guidance Bulletin should be directed to Jason Dexter at NHID, Jason.G.Dexter@ins.nh.gov, 603-271-3041. 3    Appendix I: NHID Draft QHP Review Timeline, Revised 5/18/2020 FINAL NHID QHP Timeline Plan Year 2021-revised May 18, 2020 Cl) ~ C >, Cl) ~ Cl) :::i!1: 0 fl) ,; C (5119) Ea~y Bird OHP Application submission deadline (6118 - 8112) CMS reviews initial OHP applications as of 6117 (7122) lnitiaJ deadline for OHP Rates Table Template (817) (8114) CMS posts proposed rate cl1anges (8'27 -9/16) CMS reviews final QHP applications as of 8119 ~ (8126) Final deadlne for issuers lo change OHP application (9116-9/23) CMS send QHP agreements to issuers & State sends CMS final plan recommendations (1015-10/6) (5120-o/10) (6/17) lnttiat OHP application deadline Deadline to pfan withdrawa deadline (9/17-9118) Limited data correction window for issuers CMS releases certification notices to states and issuers CMS reviews Early BlrdOHP Application data, (May - June 2020) Anticipated CMS review & approval of NH 1332 Waiver (413) 2021 Plan Year Issuer Guidance Bul etin Released (4110) Release Plan Year 2021 Issuer Webinar & Host O&A (5110) lnrtial fonns & Rate Filngs Due for ON/OFF Excl1ange ~y submit rate template placeholder but mUM update by 6117 (6115) Initial Raio Templates and documentation must be submrtted for ON/OFF exchange filings if placeholder was used in initial filing (7115) Initial Rate revision deadline; and, Off- Exchange Only Forms &Rate Filings Oue (815, End of Business Day) Final rate revision deadline ":; (8/26) NH sends 2021 cerllficallon recommendations to CMS