CAA Gag Clause Compliance

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) gag clause provision prohibits group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage from entering into an agreement between a plan or issuer and a healthcare provider, network or association of providers, third-party administrator, or another service provider offering access to a network of providers that would directly or indirectly restrict a plan or issuer from disclosing or accessing certain price and quality information.

Group health plans and issuers are required to submit an attestation each year to confirm compliance with the prohibition on gag clauses. This year it is due by December 31, 2023. We are providing you with this confirmation of compliance for the business and information that we administer and maintain.

HealthLink represents that the participation agreements with the healthcare providers in its networks are consistent with the requirements set forth in Section 201 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

This confirmation of compliance allows group health plans to complete the attestation on the CMS HIOS portal by the December 31, 2023, deadline. The portal provides submission instructions to complete the attestation.