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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Section 6220 › Proposal

Small plans may be excused and scores are posted from 2029

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6220, Sec. 6220. Written by .

Small plans may be excused and scores are posted from 2029

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6220 in the PDF
What the document says

“Beginning with plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2029, the Secretary shall post accuracy scores (as reported under subparagraph (A)(ii)), in a machine readable file, on an internet website maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.''.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6220

The new paragraph lets the Secretary waive its requirements for a specified MA plan with low enrollment, as the Secretary defines that. From plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2029, the Secretary must post the accuracy scores in a machine readable file on a website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

What the document actually says

“Beginning with plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2029, the Secretary shall post accuracy scores (as reported under subparagraph (A)(ii)), in a machine readable file, on an internet website maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.''.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6220
That sentence, in plain words

From plan year 2029 the health chief must post the scores online. They must be in a form a computer can read.

What this is about

A plan with few people signed up may be let off. For the rest, the scores go public. Anyone can compare one plan with another.

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    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6220, 140 Stat. 656 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm

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    “Small plans may be excused and scores are posted from 2029,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6220, Sec. 6220. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6220-waiver-and-posting/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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