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FAQs for Consumers about Affordable Care Act (ACA) Implementation Part 46 (MOOP FAQs)

​These FAQs, prepared jointly with the Departments of Labor and Treasury, clarify the maximum annual limitation on an individual's cost sharing under Affordable Care Act section 1302(c)(1) (sometimes called the maximum out-of-pocket limit or MOOP limit) for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022. ​​

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Final

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

Issue Date: June 04, 2021

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