31, the agencies also banned the sale of any supplemental insurance product that provides
first-dollar coverage for what the government classifies as essential health benefits, such as inpatient hospitalization benefits and or ordinary primary care benefits.
The policy provides
first-dollar coverage while the auto is being driven by the Uber driver and when the auto is providing the livery services as recorded through the Uber application.
In the platinum tier, consumers overpay for coverage that is closer to
first-dollar coverage than the bronze plan.
Providing
first-dollar coverage improved adherence in all patients but reduced rates of a post-MI major vascular event or revascularization among patients who self-identified as being nonwhite.
Providing
first-dollar coverage improved adherence in all patients, but reduced rates of a post-MI major vascular event or revascularization among patients who self-identified as being nonwhite.
PPACA also has given HHS the authority to require that all non-grandfathered health insurance policies and group health arrangements provide
first-dollar coverage for a package of preventive services that includes flu vaccinations.
The aim of this move is to discourage beneficiaries from buying
first-dollar coverage Medigap plans that give them less incentive to consider the cost of services.
And many even provide coverage for
first-dollar coverage with little to no cost-sharing.
Rosenstock noted that many health care plans currently provide coverage for these services and added that "This is just a recommendation for
first-dollar coverage.
He also mentioned--without endorsing--ideas for Medicare savings suggested by the President's Fiscal Commission, such as elimination of
first-dollar coverage in Medigap policies, or combining Medicare Part A hospital services and Part B physician services.
Check lifetime limits for claims (do not go under $5,000,000) and make sure the health plan provides
first-dollar coverage on preventative care because the new health care law requires it.
As we muddle through the discussion of which ornaments to include on the university's health care tree, I wonder when we are going to provide
first-dollar coverage for primary care, encourage the use of a well-established patient-centered medical home, and foster the development of a trusted relationship with a primary care physician-led team.
