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Health Commission approves revisions to Healthcare Accountability Ordinance standards, including higher out-of-pocket maximum
Summary
DPH proposed updates to the Healthcare Accountability Ordinance to align with the Affordable Care Act and market realities; commissioners approved a resolution that raises the out-of-pocket maximum to $6,350, lowers the deductible cap and allows HRAs/HSAs to count toward cost-sharing limits.
The Health Commission voted to adopt revisions to the Healthcare Accountability Ordinance (HCAO) minimum standards, a set of local rules that require certain city contractors and lessees to offer employer-based insurance meeting minimum standards or pay a fee.
Frances Culp of DPH’s Office of Policy and Planning summarized a stakeholder process that reviewed plan features in the wake of the Affordable Care Act. Staff recommended…
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