Prior to the ACA, one of five people who bought their own health plans had no prescription drug coverage, and only 12 states required pregnancy-related services to be covered by individual-market plans. Georgetown University’s Dania Palanker, JoAnn Volk, and Justin Giovannelli write the American Health Care Act punts the requirement that insurers cover a minimum package of health benefits to the states.
Eliminating Essential Health Benefits Will Shift Financial Risk Back to Consumers
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