Waiver Application Period to End September 22, 2011

The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight2 (CCIIO) has previously published guidance, on September 3, 2010, November 5, 2010, and December 9, 2010, setting out the process that a group health plan or health insurance issuer that offers a limited benefit, or "mini-med" plan, should follow to apply for a waiver of the restrictions on annual limits on the dollar value of essential health benefits (as defined in section 1302(b) of the Affordable Care Act) for plan years beginning on or after September 23, 2010 but before September 23, 2011. CCIIO will conclude the annual limit waiver application process on September 22, 2011.

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