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Including Behavioral Health in Essential Health Benefits
The National Council has joined the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Mental Health America, and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors in submitting recommendations to...
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National Council Submits Comments to HHS on Essential Health Benefits
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in December issued an information bulletin outlining how it intends to approach its task of creating an Essential Health Benefits (EHB) package under...
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CMS Clarifies Application of Essential Benefits to Medicaid
Although HHS stated clearly that its proposed rule extends only to health plans sold in the individual, small group, and exchange markets, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week...
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HHS Issues Final Essential Health Benefits Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services this week finalized regulations on a key element of health reform, the essential health benefits package. Background. Under the Affordable Care Act, certain...
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