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Employers Gag clause attestation

  

As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), all employers offering group health insurance and group health plan sponsors offering balance funded or self-funded coverage must submit an annual Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation (GCPCA) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The first attestation was due December 31, 2023, and covered the time period of December 27, 2020, to December 31, 2023. Subsequent attestations are due by December 31 of each year and cover the preceding year. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) will submit no later than December 31 of each year the Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation (GCPCA) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Blue Cross NC will submit the GCPCA on behalf of our fully insured client groups and balance funded client groups (unless an opt-out request was submitted) and will provide supporting documentation to assist our self-funded (ASO) groups in their submission. 
Future Submissions: Fully insured

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) will continue to submit the GCPCA on behalf of our fully insured client groups to the CMS Portal by the regulatory deadline. No additional action is required by Blue Cross NC fully insured client groups.  
Balance funded

Blue Cross NC will also submit the GCPCA on behalf of our balance-funded client groups to the CMS Portal by the regulatory deadline unless an opt-out request is made.
Self-funded / ASO including BlueTPA

Blue Cross NC will not submit the GCPCA on behalf of self-funded (ASO) groups. To assist Blue Cross NC and BlueTPA℠ ASO groups with their submission of their own GCPCA, Blue Cross NC provides the following linked attestation of Blue Cross NC compliance with the CAA prohibition on Gag Clauses. The Confirmation of Compliance (PDF) applies to all Blue Cross NC provider contracts and vendors, including, but not limited to Prime, Avalon, Community Eye Care, EyeMed, and Health Network Solutions.
More information

For more information, please refer to the CMS webpage.