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General Category => General Questions => : Christy February 28, 2013, 03:11:03 PM

: State Essential Health Benefits?
: Christy February 28, 2013, 03:11:03 PM

Have the state essential health benefits (in anticipation of the 2014 healthcare exchanges aka Obama Care) been decided yet? searching online for NYS essentials, but I cannot find a definitive answer....

thanks! :)

: Re: State Essential Health Benefits?
: PMRNC February 28, 2013, 03:32:45 PM

http://healthreform.kff.org/state-exchange-profiles-page.aspx 
State by State exchanges

 http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/10/06/New-York-State-Seeks-To-Limit-Doctor-Visits-For-Benchmark-ObamaCare-Plan
NY state wants to be able to "ration" visits due to lack of providers/patient wait times.  Duh.. saw that one coming.

http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/state-ins-mandates-and-aca-essential-benefits.aspx

: Re: State Essential Health Benefits?
: Christy February 28, 2013, 03:45:23 PM

thanks, Linda  :)