# Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification

**Action Urgency Score:** 55/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Health and Human Services Department |
| Type | Proposed rule |
| Action | Proposed rule. |
| Published | 2026-10-27 |
| Comments close | 2026-11-27 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 45 CFR 155 |
| Summary | This proposed rule would implement new requirements specified under the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation related to Exchange eligibility and verification. This proposed rule contains related updates to provisions affecting inconsistency periods, inconsistency verification procedures, annual eligibility redeterminations and eligibility redeterminations during the plan year, as well as expanding enrollment methods during the verification process and establishing new coverage effective dates. |
| Document number | 2026-21891 |

## Why this score
- Comment deadline within 30 days.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/27/2026-21891/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-exchange-pre-eligibility-verification). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
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