--- title: Final Notice of ACA Benefit & Payment Parameters for 2022 description: The Department of Health and Human Services released its second Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022 which finalized the remainder of standards image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/2022%20benefit%20payment%20parameters%20B.jpg --- ![Final Notice of ACA Benefit & Payment Parameters for 2022](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/2022%20benefit%20payment%20parameters%20B.jpg) # Final Notice of ACA Benefit & Payment Parameters for 2022 - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - Final Notice of ACA Benefit & Payment Parameters for 2022 [ Steve Smith ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/steve-smith) 05/11/2021 [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news), [ COVID-19](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/covid-19) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/final-notice-2022-aca-benefit-payment-parameters#postComment) 1 Minutes *1 minute read* The Department of Health and Human Services released its second Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for 2022 which finalized the remainder of the standards included in the proposed notice issued at the end of 2020. The [first final NPBB](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-19/pdf/2021-01175.pdf) was published in January 2021. The [second NPBB](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/05/2021-09102/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2022-and) discusses the additional benefit and payment parameters under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that apply for the 2022 benefit year. - Annual out-of-pocket maximum limits will increase to $8,700 self-only coverage and $17,400 family coverage - Required contribution percentage for catastrophic coverage eligibility will decrease to 8.09% - An additional special enrollment period for Exchange coverage under certain circumstances [Download the bulletin](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20supporting%20documents/bulletin-2022-benefit-payment-parameters.pdf) for more details. *This blog is intended to be a compilation of information and resources pulled from federal, state, and local agencies. This is not intended to be legal advice. 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