HHS Issues Essential Health Benefits Bulletin on Benchmarking Gives States Greater Flexibility in Determining What’s Covered Under New Exchange Plans in 2014 On December 16,
On October 7, 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) publicly issued its highly anticipated “essential health benefits” (EHB) policy principles to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among the proposals included in the 297-page report, the IOM recommended that the package of “essential health benefits” be based upon a typical small employer plan in today’s market and linked to the national average premium cost of a “silver” level plan in the Exchange.
