Aetna's Health Reform Weekly: Essential Health Benefits, etc.

Jan 25, 2012

Aetna wants you to have access to the latest health care reform news from Washington, D.C., and states across the country. This weekly e-mail links you to updates on health reform legislation that could significantly impact you.

This week's health care reform news:

Congressional Republicans Question Essential Health Benefits Bulletin
Republican leadership in the House and Senate assert that a recent essential health benefits bulletin evades important cost-benefit impact analysis, and they are requesting that Health and Human Services (HHS) respond to Congress with the analysis by January 27.

Other highlights include:

A number of state legislatures across the country have reconvened or are about to, and health insurance exchange legislation is on many agendas.
California legislators have introduced essential health benefits bills in the wake of new federal guidance.
Joint committees in the Illinois legislature are taking the lead on medical reform, public pension reform and a health insurance exchange.

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