The 10 Essential Health Benefits of the ACA, and Why it Matters to Your Practice

In late November, the Department of Health and Human Services published its proposed rules that outline how the insurance market will operate starting in 2014. The rules mean consumers will have access to the information they need to make informed decisions about their health insurance purchases, and will be able to compare plans of similar coverage and price side by side in new federal and state run health insurance exchanges.

The proposed rules cover three areas: Actuarial Value, Accreditation Standards and Essential Health Benefits.

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