On February 4, 2014, CMS released draft operational and technical guidance to health insurance issuers that seek to offer Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) in a Federally-Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) and/or a Federally-Facilitated Small Business Health Options Program (FF-SHOP) in 2015 and beyond (unless superseded in future years by subsequent regulations or guidance). Among many other things, the draft guidance addresses: the certification process and standards for QHPs (including the rate review process and network adequacy standards); QHP performance and oversight policies; and various consumer protection requirements. CMS will accept comments on the policies set forth in the guidance (to the extent that they are not the subject of separate rulemaking processes) until February 25. 2014.