House Democrats are urging HHS to allow year-round enrollment for pregnancy as a life event.
Democrats: Allow pregnant women to enroll in Obamacare | WashingtonExaminer.com
Don't they understand Adverse Selection?
Democrats: Allow pregnant women to enroll in Obamacare | WashingtonExaminer.com
More than 50 House Democrats are asking the Obama administration to add pregnancy to the limited list of reasons women may enroll year-round in coverage on the Obamacare exchanges...
Nearly three dozen health advocacy groups, including the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,also wrote to Burwell on Thursday asking for the change to be made. Young Invincibles says 50,000 people have signed a petition as well.
The 2010 healthcare law requires insurance plans to cover certain benefits, including maternity care. But without making pregnancy a qualifying reason to enroll year round, uninsured women without access to employer-sponsored coverage won't be able to access those benefits should they become pregnant, advocates say.
Nearly three dozen health advocacy groups, including the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,also wrote to Burwell on Thursday asking for the change to be made. Young Invincibles says 50,000 people have signed a petition as well.
The 2010 healthcare law requires insurance plans to cover certain benefits, including maternity care. But without making pregnancy a qualifying reason to enroll year round, uninsured women without access to employer-sponsored coverage won't be able to access those benefits should they become pregnant, advocates say.
Don't they understand Adverse Selection?