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Preventive Services Covered by Private Health Plans Under the ACA The Affordable Care Act created new requirements that private insurers cover preventive services, including routine immunizations, screenings for conditions such as cancer and high cholesterol, and preventive services for women. A new fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation outlines these prevention requirements and discusses…
From The Washington Post: New regulations proposed on Wednesday by the Obama administration would require private health insurers to offer cost/benefit summaries of their insurance plans in “plain English,” enabling us all to comparison shop with confidence. By N.C. Aizenman, Published: August 17 What would your health insurance cover if you got pregnant? How much could…
From The Los Angeles Times: August 2, 2011 | 10:37 am Nearly 18 months after passage of the national healthcare overhaul, American employers say they are providing health benefits for growing numbers of people as they extend coverage to their workers’ adult children, a new survey finds. The federal healthcare law allows young adults up to age…
From Think Progress: By Igor Volsky— Jul 28, 2011 at 9:01 am A new report from the Medicare Office of the Actuary estimates that “health spending will grow by an average of 5.8 percent a year through 2020, compared to 5.7 percent without the health overhaul.” As a result, the nation is expected to spend…
From Business Insider: Abigail Caplovitz Field–Jul. 29, 2011 If the act is upheld as constitutional, federal regulations will transform the industry. For example, regulations will dictate how much of each premium can pay for overhead and profit, change insurers’ ability to decide what kind of coverage to offer, and who can purchase it. The stakes…
From Politico: Seniors listen to a round table discussion on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act. By BRETT NORMAN | 7/28/11 8:36 AM EDT The Affordable Care Act will drive health care spending up slightly, to nearly a fifth of the country’s gross domestic product by 2020, while extending insurance coverage to 30 million…
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