Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: May 25, 2016

Program Area: ACA Financial Appeals (ACA FA)

Question: Will issuers be able to add or delete data after the May 2, 2016 External Data Gathering Environment (EDGE) server data submission deadline as long as that data is related to the discrepancy reporting process?

Answer: No. Issuers will not be able to make any changes to data submitted to the EDGE server after the May 2, 2016 data submission deadline.

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