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

Issue Date: March 28, 2016

Program Area: Reinsurance (RP)

Question: When does the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) anticipate releasing the interim reinsurance (RI) payment to issuers?

Answer: CMS released interim reinsurance payments on March 23, 2016. Issuers identified as outliers on February 12, 2016 were required to submit justifications by February 26, 2016. If CMS determined these justifications to be sufficient, reinsurance-eligible issuers will receive interim reinsurance payments in late April 2016.

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