Negotiated Rate Machine-Readable File Data Elements

This document is about the proposed requirements for group health plans and health insurance issuers to disclose certain cost-sharing information, including in-network provider negotiated rates, through a machine-readable file posted on an internet website. It outlines the data elements that would be required to be included in the negotiated rate machine-readable file, such as general information, plan or coverage identification, provider identification, negotiated rates, and identification of covered items and services.