CMS to Continue Webinar Series on Reinsurance Contributions

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host the latest in a series of webinars on required Transitional Reinsurance Program (TRP) contributions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Under PPACA, during the first three years that health insurance exchanges are operational (i.e., 2014 through 2016), health insurance issuers and plan administrators (on behalf of self-insured group health plans) will be assessed a per-enrollee fee to finance the three-year transitional reinsurance program. The fee is $63 per covered life for 2014.

HHS and CMS released guidance on the process for making TRP contributions in May, previewing "a streamlined process for the collection of reinsurance contributions" through Pay.gov. This issuance was followed by an initial series of webinars to provide an overview of policy and operations for reinsurance contributions, followed by a second series to provide an overview of how a contributing entity can submit its annual enrollment count and make reinsurance contributions through Pay.gov.

CMS has announced this latest webinar series to provide an overview of the "job aid" available to assist entities in the development of supporting documentation and detail how an entity can update reinsurance contribution filings through Pay.gov if an issue arises after submission. The new webinars will be held on the following days and times:

• Wednesday, September 17, 2-3:30 p.m. ET
• Friday, September 19, 2-3:30 p.m. ET
• Wednesday, September 24, 2-3:30 p.m. ET

Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis, limited to three participants per organization. Registration will be limited to selecting only one of the event dates. You will need to log in to the official Registration for Technical Assistance Portal for more information.