Rule lifecycle · RIN:1210-AC30

Private Health Insurance; Transparency in Coverage; Extension of Comment Period

Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Internal Revenue Service, Employee Benefits Security Administration — observed across 2 documents over 268 days. Use the source documents below before deciding whether this affects your business.

In plain English

Rules require health insurers publish costs, doctor networks, coverage details before you select plan. Fed deadline extended for more comments. Employers with health benefits: rules still forming. Final requirements could reshape plan options you offer, employee costs, and doctors available.

First seen

Jun 2, 2025

Last seen

Feb 25, 2026

Latest stage

Proposed Rule

PRORULE → RULE

Stage timeline

  1. Proposed·Jun 2, 2025

    Request for Information Regarding the Prescription Drug Machine-Readable File Requirement in the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule

    comments close Jul 2, 2025#2025-09858

  2. Proposed·Feb 25, 2026

    Private Health Insurance; Transparency in Coverage; Extension of Comment Period

    #2026-03798