On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). On March 30, 2010, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152) was signed into law. The two laws are collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act implements various policies that will make health insurance coverage more accessible to consumers.
Under 45 CFR 156.122(d)(1)(2) and 156.230(c) in the rule Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 (CMS-9944-P), new standards for qualified health plan (QHP) issuers are established for the submission of provider and formulary data in a machine- readable format to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and for posting on issuer web sites.
There is a reduction in burden of -16,224 hours from the original ICR. This is because this ICR represents a continuation of activities and most issuers will therefore not incur initial set-up time.
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.