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LEGAL PROCESSING DIViSiON 


PUBLICATION &. REGULATIONS 


BRANCH 


As of: August 25, 2010 

Received: August 10, 2010 

Status: Posted 

Posted: August 25, 2010 

Tracking No. 80b2d224 

PUBLIC 

SUBMISSION Comments Due: August 16, ~!o10 

Submission Type: Web 

Docket: IRS-2010-0010 

Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Coverage Rules Relating to Status as a Grandfathel"ed 

Health Plan Under the Patient Protection and Afforable Care Act 

Comment On: IRS-2010-0010-0001 

Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Coverage: Interim Final Rules for Relating to Statu:; as 

a Grandfathered Health Plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

Document: IRS-2010-0010-0390 

Comment on FR Doc # 2010-14488 

Submitter Information 

Name: mark t wade 

Address: 

10688 riggs 

overland park, KS, 66212 

Email: marktwade@gmail.com 

Phone: 913-832-7573 

Fax: 913 8327573 

Submitter's Representative: not sure 

Organization: Cleveland Chiropractic College -kc 

Government Agency Type: Federal 

General Comment 

The new health care reform law enacted by Congress (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) 

requires health insurance plans to adhere to a broad new set of consumer protections. However, 

some health insurance plans will be allowed to "escape" having to provide these new consumerfriendly protections because they will be granted what is called "grandfathered" status under 

recently released regulations. This is should not happen. What is the purpose of passing a law if 

we are going to grandfather all the insurance companies from having to uphold to them. We are 

suppose to be enforcing change not just sounding good politically. 

Attachments 

IRS-2010-0010-0390.1: Comment on FR Doc # 2010-14488 

https:/Ifdms.erulemaking.netlfdms-web-agency IcomponentisubmitterlnfoCoverPage?Call=... 8/25/2010 
[INSERT DATE] 

Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight 

Department ofHealth and Human Services 

Attention: OCIIO-9991-IFC 

P.O. Box 8016 

Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 

Re: Interim Final Rule for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Coverage Relating to 

Status as a Grandfathered Health Plan Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

As a consumer I wish to take this opportunity to formally comment on 

the interim final rule regarding health plans and "grandfather" status (Document ID IRS-2010­

0010-0001). 

I believe the consumer protections included as part of the new health care law are vitally 

important and should be extended to as many people as possible. Accordingly, every effort 

should be made to increase the number of individuals covered by the Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act (PPACA) via the above regulations. The triggers or conditions that would 

extend these protections to consumers under currently existing "grandfathered" plans should not 

be weakened or reduced in any way. I specifically support the position and detailed comments 

offered by the American Chiropractic Association with respect to the implementation of these 

regulations. 

[INSERT NAME]