Medical Coverage Law

Rights & Protections | HealthCare.gov

https://www.healthcare.gov/health-care-law-protections/rights-and-protections/

The health care law offers rights and protections that make coverage more fair and easy to understand. Some rights and protections apply to plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace ® or other individual insurance, some apply to job-based plans, and some apply to all …

About the ACA | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/index.html

About the Affordable Care Act. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform …

Laws Related to Health Insurance - Health Coverage Guide

https://healthcoverageguide.org/reference-guide/laws-and-rights/laws-related-to-health-insurance/

Type of law: COBRA is a federal law. Who’s affected: Employers who offer group medical coverage. What it does: At the time of termination, or under certain other circumstances, …

No Surprises Act 2022: Ban on unexpected medical bills goes …

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/28/politics/no-surprises-act-2022/index.html

Continuation of Health Coverage (COBRA) | U.S.

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/health-plans/cobra

Continuation of Health Coverage (COBRA) The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health …

Health Coverage - Glossary | HealthCare.gov

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Health coverage. Legal entitlement to payment or reimbursement for your health care costs, generally under a contract with a health insurance company, a group health plan …

Is Health Insurance Mandatory? - Investopedia

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Health insurance coverage is no longer mandatory at the federal level, as of Jan. 1, 2019. ... a handful of states have mandates on the books regarding …

Minimum Essential Coverage | CMS

https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Programs-and-Initiatives/Health-Insurance-Market-Reforms/minimum-essential-coverage

Starting January 1, 2014, the individual shared responsibility provision called for each individual to have minimum essential health coverage (known as “minimum …

Pre-Existing Conditions | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/pre-existing-conditions/index.html

Pre-Existing Conditions. Health insurance companies cannot refuse coverage or charge you more just because you have a “pre-existing condition” — that is, a health problem …

Protections for Newborns, Adopted …

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/publications/protections-for-newborns

If you have health coverage and are pregnant, you and your new child may be entitled to a 48-hour hospital stay following childbirth (96 hours in the case of a cesarean section). ...