• Center on Health Equity & Access
  • Clinical
  • Health Care Cost
  • Health Care Delivery
  • Insurance
  • Policy
  • Technology
  • Value-Based Care

Final Health Benefit Rules Clarify Some Confusion

Article

The Obama administration cleared up some confusion on Wednesday about rules governing just which health services insurance companies have to pay for.

For instance, if you get a colonoscopy and the doctor finds a pre-cancerous growth and removes it, that still counts as a cancer screening and you won’t have to pay anything for it. And mental health services must also be fully covered, the Health and Human Services Department says in its final version of the of the so-called essential health benefits rules.

Read the full story: http://nbcnews.to/ZhpZBs

Source: NBC News

Related Videos
Dr Susan Vadaparampil
Luke Messac at ISC 2026
2 experts are featured in this series.
Ava Liberman at ISC 2026
Alison Holman at ISC 2026
Dr Ameet Patel
Linda Stein Gold, MD
Eric Levin, Scripta
Dr. Emily Fisher at ISC 2026
© 2026 MJH Life Sciences
AJMC®
All rights reserved.