As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), employer-sponsored group health plans (both fully insured and self funded) must submit an annual Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation (GCPCA) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The first attestation is due by December 31, 2023. Subsequent attestations are due by December 31 of each year thereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blue KC will submit the attestation on behalf of fully insured groups. We will not submit on behalf of groups who terminated prior to December 31, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blue KC will not submit the attestation on behalf of self-funded\/ASO\/level-funded ASO\/JAA\/National Alliance groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To assist these groups with their own submission, Blue KC has provided a Certification of Compliance<\/strong><\/a> that states Blue KC downstream agreements comply with the CAA prohibition on Gag Clauses. This Gag Clause certification applies to all Blue KC provider contracts and vendors. The group may combine the Blue KC certification with their other vendor agreements to attest on their own behalf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Blue KC makes it easy for groups to complete the attestation: <\/p>\n\n\n\nHow to complete the attestation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n