The waivers, starting in 2017, would allow states to implement policies as long as they did not increase federal spending, covered the same number of people and provided the same comprehensiveness and affordability as coverage offered in the new health insurance exchanges created by the law.
Examples of allowable state actions would include new ways for providing tax credits, changing benefit levels and adding new benefit levels, HHS stated.
The rule will be published in the March 14 Federal Register, with comments accepted for the next 60 days.
Read the HHS release on the innovation waivers.
Read more coverage of proposed waivers to the healthcare reform law.
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