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Health Care Thoughts: Essential Benefit Regulations

Dan Crawford | February 25, 2013 5:58 pm

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt

Health Care Thoughts: Essential Benefit Regulations

The final regulations were published on “essential benefits.” No major surprises.

The best summary I can find is at:
http://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/2013/02/22/hhs-gets-specific-on-acas-essential-benefits/

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1 reply on “Health Care Thoughts: Essential Benefit Regulations”

  1. cynthia
    February 25, 2013 9:13 pm

    Bear in mind that Medicare, built in 1965 without robust computing technology and the like, took less than a year to build, with 19 million enrolled at the outset ( see link below). When you add up all the exchange architecture, and the calculations for subsidies, and the need to explain eligibility and attract new customers (which means call centers and perhaps telemarketers), it becomes maddening. It becomes a bloated, graceless machine out of Rube Goldberg’s worst nightmare. It’s a far cry from “turn 65, sign up for Medicare, pay a premium.” The antiquated federal IT systems can handle the latter. It appears clear they cannot handle the former.

    We know now that something called “Obamacare” will exist. We don’t know how well it will work.

    http://seniorhealth.about.com/library/medicare/blmcmilestones.htm


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