A Messsage from Lockton's Health Reform Advisory Group Attorneys: A draft application and set of instructions for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) has been posted to the website of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=201005-0938-012

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued interim final regulations implementing the program.   Our Alert of 5/5/10 discusses those regulations.

Please note that the application and instructions are in draft form.   HHS is not currently accepting applications.   A final application should be available sometime later this month and will be posted on the HHS Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight's (OCIIO) website.  See link below

http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/index.html