On December 16, 2011 HHS issued an Informational Bulletin announcing that it intends to propose that essential health benefits be defined using a benchmark approach.
HHS may have "punted" defining essential health benefits to the individual states. States can select from four different benchmarks in defining essential health benefits. The Bulletin represents HHS' intended regulatory approach and encourages comments which are due by January 31, 2012.
Read our latest ErisaALERT to learn more.
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