CMS seeks public comment on reducing regulatory burdens of ACA

To identify and eliminate or change outdated, unnecessary or ineffective regulations that impose superfluous costs or create inconsistencies, CMS issued a Request for Information asking the public for recommendations and input on how to establish a more flexible, efficient approach to the regulatory structure of the individual and small group markets, according to a press release.“We are looking for valuable feedback on how to change existing regulations in ways that put patients first, promote greater consumer choice, enhance affordability and return more control over healthcare to the states,” Seema Verma, MPH, CMS Administrator, said in the release. “Through this step, CMS is asking consumers to send us innovative ideas that will help stabilize and strengthen the individual and small group health insurance markets.”