17B:27A-10.4 Health Insurance Premium Security Plan.

4. a. There is hereby established, and the board in consultation with the commissioner shall administer, the Health Insurance Premium Security Plan.

b. The board or commissioner may apply for any available federal funding for the plan. All funds received pursuant to an application for federal funding, assessed by the board pursuant to this act, or otherwise dedicated to the fund shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and deposited in the fund.

c. The commissioner, in consultation with the board, shall collect data from carriers necessary to determine the reinsurance payment parameters and shall share this data with the board.

d. For each applicable benefit year, the board shall notify carriers, the commissioner, and the State Treasurer of the reinsurance payments to be made for the applicable benefit year no later than June 30 of the year following the applicable benefit year.

e. On a quarterly basis during the applicable benefit year, the board shall provide each eligible carrier and the commissioner with the calculation of total reinsurance payment requests.

f. By November 1 of the year following the applicable benefit year, the State Treasurer shall disburse all applicable reinsurance payments to an eligible carrier.

g. The board, subject to the disapproval of the commissioner pursuant to section 5 of this act, shall design and adjust the payment parameters to ensure the payment parameters:

(1) will stabilize or reduce premium rates in the individual market by achieving between a 10% and 20% reduction in what indicated premium rates would be for the applicable benefit year without the plan;

(2) will encourage increased participation in the individual market;

(3) mitigate the impact high-risk individuals have on premium rates in the individual market;

(4) take into account any federal funding available for the plan;

(5) take into account the total amount available to fund the plan; and

(6) encourage cost savings mechanisms related to the management of health care services.

h. The attachment point for the plan is the threshold amount for paid claims by an eligible carrier for an enrolled individual's covered benefits in a benefit year, beyond which the paid claims are eligible for reinsurance payments. The attachment point shall be set by the board, but shall not exceed the reinsurance cap.

i. The coinsurance rate for the plan is the rate at which the board will reimburse an eligible carrier for paid claims for an enrolled individual's covered benefits in a benefit year above the attachment point and below the reinsurance cap. The coinsurance rate shall be set by the board.

j. The reinsurance cap is the amount for paid claims of an eligible carrier for an enrolled individual's covered benefits, above which the paid claims for benefits are no longer eligible for reinsurance payments. The reinsurance cap shall be set by the board.

L.2018, c.24, s.4.