About NABIP: 

NABIP is the preeminent organization for health insurance and employee benefits professionals and works diligently to ensure all Americans have access to high quality affordable Healthcare and related services.

The Government Relations department is a major component of this and works to:

• Inform Congress about private sector solutions for the health and financial security of all Americans and its relevance to federal policy
• Advocate for increased support
• Strengthen the voice of Benefits and Insurance Professionals at the regulatory level

NABIP Advocacy In Action: 

Empowering Change: Shaping Policy for Healthier Futures

• Testified to OMB and protected group broker access to Fixed Indemnity plans when participation plans required design that includes MEC plans + FI
• Identified and reported PII vulnerability of social security numbers to CMS to protect consumers.
• Facilitated 6 cosigners in congress to write to CMS to exempt brokers from definition of TPMO
• Testified to the IRS advocating for the inclusion of DPC in the definition of 213(d) allowed medical expenses.
• Won CMS interpretation of FMO compensation in 2024 MA Final Rule
• Won repeal of ACA premium tax and excise tax (Cadillac tax)
• Won CMS mandate of annual lock of broker compensation for both OEP and SEP enrollments of IFP plans 
• Won repeal of the $2,000 deductible cap
• Won restoration of the OEP for MA plans as part of the Cures Act in 2016
• Won inclusion of tax provision for LTC policies in 2022
• Won inclusion of LTC partnerships in 2005 Deficit Reduction Act
• Lobbied on the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003
• Lead effort to identify and remedy issues with Medicare Plan Finder
• Lead on MLR (medical loss ratio) bipartisan, bicameral legislation  
• Served on HIPAA steering committee to develop web-based 50-state compliance tool 

Voices in Action: Our Members on the Front Lines: 

Capturing Moments of Advocacy: NABIP Members in the Heart of Washington D.C.

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