---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 156.136"
title: "45"
number: "156.136"
heading: "Expanded cost-sharing parameters."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/156.136"
---

# §156.136. Expanded cost-sharing parameters.


For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, if an issuer offers a bronze plan (as defined at [§ 156.140(b)(1)](/cfr/45/156.140.md?p=b-1)) in the individual market that complies with the cost-sharing requirements at [§ 156.130](/cfr/45/156.130.md) and the levels of coverage requirements at [§ 156.140](/cfr/45/156.140.md), the issuer may also offer within the same service area bronze plans that exceed the maximum annual limitation on cost sharing at [§ 156.130](/cfr/45/156.130.md) by amounts in increments of 50 dollars in order to achieve an AV within the standard bronze de minimis variation at [§ 156.140(c)](/cfr/45/156.140.md?p=c), calculated as described in [§ 156.135](/cfr/45/156.135.md) of this subpart, but not to exceed an amount equal to 130 percent of the annual limitation on cost sharing under [section 1302(c)(1)](/cfr/45/1302.md?p=c-1) of the Affordable Care Act.


## Notes

### Amendments

[91 FR 29874, May 20, 2026]

### Source

Source: 78 FR 12866, Feb. 25, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 18021-18024, 18031-18032, 18041-18042, 18044, 18054, 18061, 18063, 18071, 18082, and 26 U.S.C. 36B.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 77411, Dec. 13, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[91 FR 29874, May 20, 2026]