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PROPOSED RULECOMMENTS DUE NOVEMBER 27, 2026

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification

Health and Human Services Department

This proposed rule would implement new requirements specified under the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation related to Exchange eligibility and verification. This proposed rule contains related updates to provisions affecting inconsistency periods, inconsistency verification procedures, annual eligibility redeterminations and eligibility redeterminations during the plan year, as well as expanding enrollment methods during the verification process and establishing new coverage effective dates.

Published October 27, 2026Document 2026-21891

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From the Federal Register as of November 3, 2026. Deadlines can change; the official document governs. Not legal advice.

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