Category: Health and Human Services (HHS)

Contraceptive Mandate Question Thrown Back to Lower Courts

May 25th, 2016
The much debated contraceptive mandate has made headlines once again. Only this time it is for a decision not being made. The Supreme Court vs. Contraceptive Mandate On May 16, 2016 the Supreme Court of the United States deferred deciding whether fait… more »

Posted in Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Essential Healthcare Benefits (EHB), Health and Human Services (HHS), Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Preventative Care, Religious Accommodations, U.S. Supreme Court

Essential Healthcare Benefits Defined? Maybe?

December 29th, 2011
On Friday December 16, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a bulletin outlining how the states would now be responsible for implementing policies for Essential Healthcare Benefits (EHB) under the Patient Protection and Affordable… more »

Posted in Essential Healthcare Benefits (EHB), Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS, Insurance Administrator of America (IAA), Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Self Insured Medical Plans