Essential Health Benefits Coalition

Facts & Resources

17 Apr

Final Rule Represents an Important Step Forward but More is Necessary to Promote Affordable Coverage

Making health coverage more affordable and helping the 49 million uninsured Americans obtain coverage are fundamental goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Beginning in

21 Dec

EHBC Comment Letter on EHB NPRM

The Essential Health Benefits Coalition (EHBC/Coalition) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rule, “Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation,” issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (Department/HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and published in the November 26, 2012 Federal Register.

18 Sep

50-State Survey: Health Insurance Exchange Implementation & EHB Benchmark Plan Selection

This is a country-wide survey in regards to how Health Insurance Exchange is implemented as well as the EHB Benchmark Plan Selection.

23 Aug

Ensuring Coverage Affordability Must be Central Objective in Implementing Essential Health Benefits (EHB) Package

The Essential Health Benefits Coalition (EHBC) appreciates that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognized the crucial need for state flexibility in its transitional strategy to implement the essential health benefits (EHB) package.

31 Jan

EHBC Comments Responding to HHS Essential Health Benefits Bulletin

The Essential Health Benefits Coalition (“EHBC”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments in response to the “Essential Health Benefits Bulletin” as issued by Department of

Latest News

15 Mar

Statement from Essential Health Benefits Coalition

24 Jan

Employers, Insurers Press CMS to Prune Essential Benefits

24 Jan

HHS urged to keep essential benefits affordable for

07 Jan

A Letter from BlueCross BlueShield Association to

07 Jan

Comments from the National Retail Federation on HHS

About Us

The Essential Health Benefits Coalition is a broad-based organization representing large and small employers from various sectors of the economy, pharmacy benefit managers, and health plans operating in every state. The coalition is committed to adoption of an essential health benefits package that is affordable and flexible in order to better enable employers and individuals to obtain and maintain health care coverage.