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Characteristics of Bona Fide Associations, and How Selling Coverage Exclusively Through Them Affects an Issuer’s Guaranteed Availability Obligations Under Title XXVII of the PHS Act

Guidance for bulletin clarifies several of the characteristics of bona fide associations as defined in title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act. It also discusses how selling coverage exclusively through them affects an issuer’s obligations under the group market and individual market guaranteed availability requirements of title XXVII.

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Final

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

Issue Date: September 01, 2002

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