CMS issues final rule allowing states to pick essential health benefits

Modern Healthcare: The CMS issued a final rule late Monday aimed at giving states and health insurers more flexibility and reducing regulatory burdens in the individual and small group health insurance markets.

The final rule allows states to define essential health benefits that individual and small group insurers must offer; gives insurers more options when reporting their medical loss ratios; and eliminates standardized plan options to maximize innovation.

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