Medicaid’s Benefits Reflect the Needs of the Population It Serves
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Coverage of Low-Income Adults by Scope of Coverage, January 2013
FeatureCoverage of Low-Income Adults by Scope of Coverage, January 2013 Download Source Based on the results of a national survey conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, 2013 …
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Medicaid: A Primer – Key Information on the Nation’s Health Coverage Program for Low-Income People
Issue BriefThis Medicaid primer provides an overview of the nation's largest health coverage program, which covers more than 62 million low-income individuals, including children and families, people with disabilities and seniors who are also covered by Medicare. Medicaid also is the dominant source of the country’s long-term care financing. The program will expand significantly under the Affordable Care Act in 2014.
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Quick Take: Essential Health Benefits: What Have States Decided for Their Benchmark?
Fact SheetBeginning on January 1, 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that all non-grandfathered individual and small group health insurance plans sold in a state, including those offered through an Exchange, cover certain essential health benefits (EHBs).
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Analysis of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans In 2012 And Key Trends Since 2006
ReportThis report presents findings from an analysis of the Medicare Part D marketplace in 2012 and changes in drug coverage and costs since 2006.
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Transparency and Complexity
PerspectiveThis fall a new rule takes effect requiring all private health plans to offer a uniform, simple to read, summary of benefits and coverage (SBC). The SBC will provide consumers with standardized information about how plans cover essential health benefits and what coverage limits and cost sharing applies.
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Private Insurance Benefits and Cost-Sharing Under the ACA
PerspectiveThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released guidance on the two key components that determine the level of protection that private insurance plans will provide to consumers under health reform.
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Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives
PerspectiveIn this post, we answer some of the key questions about the new contraceptive coverage policy generally, and more specifically, how it will be applied to religious organizations.
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Essential Health Benefits: Balancing Affordability and Adequacy
Event Date:EventUnder the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), insurance plans offered through state insurance exchanges as well as non-grandfathered plans offered in the individual and small group markets - will be required to cover a set of health benefits and services called the "essential health benefits" package.