Final Rule: Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice Of Benefit & Payment Parameters For 2027 & Basic Health Program

The HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 Final Rule was published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 20, 2026, and went into effect on July 20, 2026. This final rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs . . .