By CHIR Faculty; Prepared by Jason Levitis, the Urban Institute, Tara Straw, Manatt Health, and Sabrina Corlette, Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms
On October 15, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a proposed rule amending the PTC regulations to implement these provisions. On October 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule focused on the most far-reaching of these provisions, which changes how Marketplaces verify eligibility for financial assistance.
In their latest regulatory analysis for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health & Value Strategies program, Jason Levitis, Tara Straw, and Sabrina Corlette summarize these rules released to implement Marketplace changes in H.R. 1, including far-reaching changes to eligibility verification processes.
Comments on the IRS proposed rule are due November 30, 2026, and comments on the CMS proposed rule are due November 27, 2026.
