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Request for Information; Comprehensive Review of the Essential Health Benefits Framework and Typical Employer Plan Standard

Proposed rule from the Health and Human Services Department (docket CMS-2026-2081). 116 comment letters from companies and organizations are listed below.

Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Docket: CMS-2026-2081
Published: 2026-06-15
Comments due: 2026-07-15
Status: Comment period closed July 15, 2026 · no final rule found yet
Total public comments: 357
Letters listed here: 116

Federal Register notice ↗ · Docket on Regulations.gov ↗

Who commented, by industry

Healthcare 72 Pharma & Medical Devices 15 Insurance 15 Other 6 Advocacy & Nonprofits 5 Technology, Media & Telecom 1 Government & Tribes 1 Business Groups & Chambers 1

Who commented

Alzheimer's Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

filed 2026-07-17

Request for Information; Comprehensive Review of the Essential Health Benefits Framework and Typical Employer Plan Standard

Who commented, by industry

Who commented

Alzheimer's Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

National Association of Dental Plans Trade or professional group Healthcare

Eli Lilly and Company Company Pharma & Medical Devices

Paytient Technologies, Inc. Company Technology, Media & Telecom

American Academy of Family Physicians Trade or professional group Healthcare

Patients Rising Nonprofit or advocacy group Healthcare

Guardant Health Company Pharma & Medical Devices

Federation of American Hospitals Trade or professional group Healthcare

American College of Emergency Physicians Trade or professional group Healthcare

ViiV Healthcare Company Pharma & Medical Devices

Hello Heart Company Healthcare

Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Nonprofit or advocacy group Healthcare

American Nurses Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Trade or professional group Healthcare

Connected Health Initiative Hospital or health provider Healthcare

American Clinical Laboratory Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

Coalition for 21st Century Medicine Trade or professional group Healthcare

CommunicationFIRST Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Children's Hospital Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

Nati Company Other

Amputee Coalition Trade or professional group Healthcare

Community Catalyst Nonprofit or advocacy group Healthcare

Colorado Consumer Health Initiative Hospital or health provider Healthcare

American Parkinson Disease Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

Health First Hospital or health provider Healthcare

American Medical Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals Trade or professional group Insurance

Insurance Watchdog Coalition Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Amgen Inc. Company Pharma & Medical Devices

Novo Nordisk Company Pharma & Medical Devices

American Dental Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

Partnership to Protect Coverage Nonprofit or advocacy group Healthcare

Arthritis Foundation Nonprofit or advocacy group Healthcare

The Carter Center, Rosalynn Carter Mental Health and Caregiver Program Hospital or health provider Healthcare

American College of Gastroenterology Trade or professional group Healthcare

CSL Behring Company Pharma & Medical Devices

National Health Law Program Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Delta Dental of CA Company Healthcare

Association for Community Affiliated Plans Trade or professional group Insurance

HIV Medicine Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

Hemophilia Alliance and National Bleeding Disorders Foundation Coalition or joint letter Healthcare

HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute Trade or professional group Healthcare

American College of Physicians Trade or professional group Healthcare

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Trade or professional group Pharma & Medical Devices

United States of Care Hospital or health provider Healthcare

All Copays Count Coalition Trade or professional group Healthcare

Genentech Company Pharma & Medical Devices

National Association for Behavioral Healthcare Trade or professional group Healthcare

Minnesota Council of Health Plans Trade or professional group Insurance

American Lung Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

National Association of Insurance Commissioners Government or tribe Government & Tribes

Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) and the Habilitation Benefits ("HAB") Coalition Coalition or joint letter Healthcare

The American Optometric Association Trade or professional group Healthcare

AbbVie Company Pharma & Medical Devices

Let Kids Hear and Let California Kids Hear Nonprofit or advocacy group Healthcare

Kentucky Voices for Health Nonprofit or advocacy group Healthcare

Families USA Nonprofit or advocacy group Healthcare

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Trade or professional group Pharma & Medical Devices

Centene Corporation Company Insurance

Gilead Sciences, Inc. Company Pharma & Medical Devices

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Trade or professional group Healthcare

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Aimed Alliance Trade or professional group Healthcare

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) Trade or professional group Pharma & Medical Devices

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Trade or professional group Insurance

Kaiser Permanente Hospital or health provider Healthcare

Delta Dental Plans Association Trade or professional group Insurance

Breakthrough T1D Company Healthcare

American Academy of Physician Associates Trade or professional group Healthcare

American Hospital Association (AHA) Trade or professional group Healthcare

Daiichi Sankyo Company Pharma & Medical Devices

Aeroflow Health Hospital or health provider Healthcare

AHIP Trade or professional group Insurance

Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid ("ITEM") Coalition Trade or professional group Healthcare

Ethics and Public Policy Center Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Consumers for Quality Care Hospital or health provider Healthcare

UnitedHealthcare Company Insurance