Four States’ Insurers Receive ‘Essential Benefits’ Waivers
On Wednesday, the Obama administration granted waivers to health insurers in four states to exempt them from having to comply with a requirement under the federal health reform law that they offer at least $750,000 in "essential benefits," such as hospital care, physician services and prescription drugs. The waivers exempt 900 health plans covering 2.4 million U.S. residents in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio and Tennessee.
- "Four States Get Waivers To Carry Out Health Law" (Pear, New York Times, 2/16).