(Credit: CDC)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia are part of the "essential health benefits" package.
That means that, under federal rules, every individual or small-group major medical insurance policy that meets the Affordable Care Act (ACA) benefits standards should provide at least as much coverage for COVID-19 care as for care for ordinary strep throat, or a broken leg.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
