(a) Report.--No later than November 1 of the year following the applicable benefit year or 60 calendar days following the final disbursement of reinsurance payments for the applicable benefit year, whichever is later, the department shall prepare a financial report for the applicable benefit year. The report must include, at a minimum, the following information for the benefit year that is the subject of the report:
(1) Money deposited into the Reinsurance Fund.
(2) Requests for reinsurance payments received from eligible insurers.
(3) Reinsurance payments made to eligible insurers.
(4) Administrative and operational expenses incurred for the reinsurance program.
(b) Comparative report.--No later than 60 days after individual market health insurance rates are final, the department shall prepare a report summarizing the quantifiable impact of the reinsurance program on individual market health insurance rates for the following plan year.
(c) Distribution of reports.--The department shall:
(1) Electronically transmit the reports under this section to:
(i) The President pro tempore of the Senate.
(ii) The Minority Leader of the Senate.
(iii) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(iv) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(v) The chair and minority chair of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chair and minority chair of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
(vi) The chair and minority chair of the Banking and Insurance Committee of the Senate and the chair and minority chair of the Insurance Committee of the House of Representatives.
(2) Post the reports under this section on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.
Cross References. Section 9509 is referred to in section 9513 of this title.