§ 1813. Reflective health benefit plans

(a)(1) In the event that federal cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers are suspended or discontinued, registered carriers may offer to individuals and employees of small employers nonqualified reflective health benefit plans that do not include funding to offset the loss of the federal cost-sharing reduction payments. These plans shall be similar to, but contain at least one variation from, qualified health benefit plans offered through the Vermont Health Benefit Exchange that include funding to offset the loss of the federal cost-sharing reduction payments.

(2) In its review and approval of premium rates pursuant to 8 V.S.A. § 4062, the Green Mountain Care Board shall ensure that:

(A) the rates for some or all qualified health benefit plans offered through the Vermont Health Benefit Exchange include funding to offset the loss of the federal cost-sharing reduction payments; and

(B) the rates for the reflective health benefit plans described in subdivision (1) of this subsection (a) do not include funding to offset the loss of the federal cost-sharing reduction payments.

(3) To the extent not expressly prohibited under federal law, the Green Mountain Care Board shall ensure that funding to offset the loss of the federal cost-sharing reduction payments is included exclusively in silver-level qualified health benefit plans offered through the Vermont Health Benefit Exchange.

(b) A reflective health benefit plan shall comply with the requirements of section 1806 of this title except that the plan shall not be offered through the Vermont Health Benefit Exchange. (Added 2017, No. 88 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Feb. 20, 2018; amended 2019, No. 19, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)