Even as House Republicans vow to repeal the health care law, government advisers are preparing this week to wade into one of the most contentious questions the legislation raises: What benefits must insurers cover?Do you want government bureaucrats deciding what should be in your health plan?
The answer will affect tens of millions of Americans beginning in 2014: those who buy their own insurance and those who get coverage through small employers.
While the law outlines 10 broad categories of coverage — among them hospital and emergency services, prescription drugs, childbirth and pediatric care — it leaves specifics to the government.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Feds to decide what benefits health insurers must cover
McClatchy reports:
