Insurance
FAQs on Catastrophic Plan Coverage and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Q1. Do catastrophic plans currently include coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19? A1. Yes. Catastrophic plans must cover the essential health benefits (EHB) as required by section 1302(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), subject to certain limitations. However, the exact coverage details and cost-sharing amounts for individual services may…
Read MoreSingle-Payer Health Care: Is the Administrative Savings Argument Smoke and Mirrors?
The latest in our Insights from the Experts series explores the single-payer health care debate, the administrative costs of Medicare versus the private insurance market, and potential impacts on the quality of health care in the US. Advocates for a centralized single-payer health care system like Medicare-for-All often claim that Medicare, a government-run system, has…
Read MoreIRS Affirms Employer Mandate Enforcement Efforts
August 20, 2019 On June 28, 2019, the IRS sent a letter (number 2019-0008) to Senator Susan Collins, reaffirming that they will continue enforcing the employer mandate. Senator Collins, on behalf of several of her constituents, had written to the IRS asking whether the IRS might waive or reduce employer mandate penalties based on hardship…
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