[LINK] HealthCare.gov

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

When you get through, ObamaCare seems a GREAT initiative. Though I could 
not get through to their 'cost' section tonight, services covered appear 
comprehensive indeed. No wonder the idiot Tea Party ratbags want to deny
the American public any such service and a hated black man any such wins.


http://www.nytimes.com ..
 
Millions of Americans visited new online health insurance exchanges as 
enrollment opened on Tuesday, suggesting a broad national appetite for the 
affordable coverage that President Obama has promised with his health care 
law. 

But many people quickly encountered technological problems that prevented 
them from getting rates, comparing health plans or signing up.

Federal and state officials said that while they knew there was pent-up 
demand for health coverage, the number of visits to their exchanges was 
greater than anticipated. 

Federal officials said more than 2.8 million people had visited 
HealthCare.gov, the federally run exchange that serves residents of more 
than 30 states, though the figure would include those who received error 
messages. 

The demand “exceeds anything that we had expected,” President Obama said at 
the White House on Tuesday afternoon.


http://HealthCare.gov ..

All private health insurance plans offered in the Marketplace will offer 
the same set of essential health benefits. These are services all plans 
must cover.

The essential health benefits include at least the following items and 
services:

Ambulatory patient services (outpatient care you get without being admitted 
to a hospital)

Emergency services

Hospitalization (such as surgery)

Maternity and newborn care (care before and after your baby is born)

Mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral 
health treatment (this includes counseling and psychotherapy)

Prescription drugs

Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices (services and devices 
to help people with injuries, disabilities, or chronic conditions gain or 
recover mental and physical skills)

Laboratory services

Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management

Pediatric services

Essential health benefits are minimum requirements for all plans in the 
Marketplace. Plans may offer additional coverage. You will see exactly what 
each plan offers when you compare them side-by-side in the Marketplace.
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Cheers,
Stephen