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Mental Health and Substance Use Insurance Help Learn about efforts to require health insurers to provide the same level of benefits for mental health and substance use disorder services that they do for other medical care.
Compare health insurance plans for coverage and affordability. Enroll in or change a health insurance plan. Find out about tax credits for private insurance or health programs like Medicaid or the Children’s Health In...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010.
Statutory and Regulatory Background The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, was enacted on August 21, 1996. Sections 261 through 264 of HIPAA require the Secretary ...
Health Plans, including health insurance companies, HMOs, company health plans, and certain government programs that pay for health care, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
How to Appeal a Decision How to appeal a health insurance company's decision (HealthCare.gov) Medicare Decisions: How to file an appeal (Medicare.gov) Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals (OMHA) Departmental Appeals ...
A Primer on How to Use Medicaid to Assist Persons Who are Homeless to Access Medical, Behavioral Health, and Support Services pulls together information about Medicaid that is especially relevant in assisting homeless...
Catastrophic plans are specialized plans that provide all essential health benefits required under the Affordable Care Act, including full access to preventive services without cost-sharing, while maintaining lower pr...
Everyone deserves access to affordable, quality health care coverage and services. Find information about health insurance, health services, access to health care (including mental health services), preventive care, a...
To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, included Administrative Simplification provisions tha...
