10 Essential [Mandated] Health Benefits (EBH)
under Health Care Reform, PPACA
- Frequently Asked Questions on Essential Health Benefits Bulletin from the Department of Health and Human Services (PDF)
- Essential Health Benefits Bulletin from the Department of Health and Human Services, Dec. 16, 2011 (PDF)
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No more Annual & Lifetime Limits under Health Care Reform Aetna’s Explanation
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White House.Gov Affordable Health Care Act YouTube Channel
Here’s the Feb. 20, 2013 final.rule establishing the essential health benefits (EHBs) for 10 categories of care, including basic services such as hospitalization and emergency care, as well as mental health and maternity care. In addition, the plans must cover a minimum of 60 percent of the actuarial value of covered medical services.
CA Essential Benefits
- Preventive services for children 16 and younger
- Mental health parity
- Autism care including behavioral health treatment
- Prescription drug coverage for contraceptives
- Maternity hospital stay
- Maternity: Inpatient hospital and ambulatory
- AIDS vaccine
- HIV testing
- Organ transplants for HIV
- Diabetes education, management and treatment
- Alpha feto protein testing
- Prosthetics for laryngectomy
- Reconstructive surgery
- Mastectomies and lymph node dissections
- Mammography
- Cervical cancer treatment
- Cancer screening tests
- Cancer clinical trials
- Prostate cancer treatment
- Osteoporosis treatment
- Surgical procedures for jaw bones
- Anesthesia for dental
- Conditions attributable to diethylstilbestrol
- Hospice (end of life) care
- Pain management medication for terminally ill
- Emergency response ambulance or ambulance transport services
- Phenylketonuria treatment
- Sterilization operations and procedures View the Affordable health ca.com page Assembly Bill 1453 (Monning) and Senate Bill 951 (Hernandez). View the California Health and Safety Code, section 1367.005
Guidence – Bulletins Rules CMS.Gov
View the details and background of Essential Benefits on SteveShorr.com Future updates will be on this site.
Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius issued a set of defined “essential health benefits”[22] that all new insurance plans have to include. Insurers will be prohibited from imposing annual or lifetime coverage caps on these essential benefits.[191][195] These cover: “ambulatory patient services; emergency services; hospitalization; maternity and newborn care; mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health treatment; prescription drugs; rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices; laboratory services; preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management; and pediatric services, including oral and vision care.”[196][197] In determining what would qualify as an essential benefit, the law required that the scope of standard benefits should equal that of a “typical employer plan”.[196] States have some discretion in determining what should be considered the benchmark plan within the requirements of the law, and may include services beyond those set out by the Secretary.[198]
Among the essential health benefits, preventive care, childhood immunizations and adult vaccinations, and medical screenings will be covered by an insurance plan’s premiums, and have co-payments, co-insurance, and deductibles eliminated.[199][200] Specific examples of such services covered include: mammograms and colonoscopies, wellness visits, gestational diabetes screening, HPV testing, STI counseling, HIV screening and counseling, FDA-approved contraceptive methods, breastfeeding support and supplies, and domestic violence screening and counseling.[201] Wikipedial
Kaiser HMO 30 (1 Page), ♦ CA SB 43 effective 1.1.2016 makes this the benchmark for individual plans too.
2 Page, ♦
all plans brochure (30 Pages), ♦
Evidence of Coverage 64 pages ♦
2014 3 page Uniform Health Plan Benefits and Coverage Matrix with our annotations…
Different Benchmarks for each State makes the benefits differ nationwide CA Healthline 10.23.2014
2014 179 Page EOC Evidence of Coverage – So you can see EXACTLY how the above 10 benefits have been incorporated into the NEW plans Please note that these “essential benefits” do NOT include income replacement if you can’t work, long term care, adult dental & vision or life insurance!
Subpart B—Essential Health Benefits Package
Proposed Changes CMS 9930 P 10.27.2017
§156.100 State selection of benchmark.
§156.105 Determination of EHB for multi-state plans.
§156.110 EHB-benchmark plan standards.
§156.120 Collection of data to define essential health benefits.
§156.122 Prescription drug benefits.
§156.125 Prohibition on discrimination.
§156.130 Cost-sharing requirements.
§156.135 AV calculation for determining level of coverage.
§156.145 Determination of minimum value.
§156.150 Application to stand-alone dental plans inside the Exchange.
Coke a Cola Sugary Drinks no good
Child Pages
- Clinical Trials
- Laboratory Charges
- Mental Health – An Essential Benefit
- Prescriptions Drugs – Rx
- Preventative Care & Wellness Programs
Short term and association plans might not cover nor Pre x
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-shortterm-health-insurance-consumer-problems-20190402-story.html
Does ACA/Obamacare cover hearing aids?
At this time, there is no Federal coverage for hearing aids under Medicare, Medicaid, or any mandate that requires private insurers to provide hearing aid coverage.
There has been no change in this with the introduction of the Affordable Care Act.
https://www.everydayhearing.com/hearing-loss/articles/how-does-obamacare-affect-your-hearing-healthcare/
https://www.hearingloss.org/hearing-help/financial-assistance/state-hearing-aid-aca-rules/
California
Status of Benchmark Plan: HHS conditionally approved State Marketplace plan.
Benchmark Plan Name: Kaiser Small Group HMO
Coverage: Hearing aids not covered.
https://www.asha.org/Articles/Audiology-and-the-Affordable-Care-Act/
http://harvardjol.com/
Good morning-
I got your name off the internet and was wondering if you can help me. I had Kaiser a few years ago. I need to get a detailed coverage guide for the attached plan. [ $30 Co-Pay Plan]
Is this something you can help me with?
Thank you-
Marilyn D
You’ve lucked out on this question, as the Kaiser plan was selected as a Health Care Reform Bench Mark Plan. See links above. If they are not your exact plan, try our individual Kaiser historical page. If that still doesn’t work, we can help you at $125/hour and track it down somewhere, somehow. Do you still have Kaiser? Have you written to Kaiser to request it? Kaiser may hassle us, as you were not our client at the time. Kaiser doesn’t like to give out details. A lot of information though is on their website…???
Thank you so much!!! I will let you know.
I sure appreciate your help.
Marilyn