CMS: Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

Notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services seeking comment on a new matching program between CMS and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) entitled "Verification of Eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Through an Office of Personnel Management Health Benefit Plan." Under this program, OPM will provide CMS with data every month to verify each active federal employee's status as enrolled in or eligible for coverage under an OPM Health Benefit plan. The data will be used to determine eligibility and the amount of financial assistance available to them when they are applying for or enrolled in a private plan through a state- or federally-facilitated health insurance exchange. Comments are due by December 10, 2018.
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