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Employers, Health Plans Urge HHS to Keep Essential Health Benefits Affordable

October 25, 2011 (Washington, DC) – Neil Trautwein, chairman of the Essential Health Benefits Coalition and vice president and employee benefits policy counsel at the National Retail Federation, released the following statement today on the Department of Health and Human Services’ open comment session for employers and health plans on an essential health benefits package: “At a time when job creation is a national priority, it is critical that HHS not develop a costly essential health benefit package that makes it even more difficult for employers to maintain and create jobs…

Panel Urges Affordable Health Plans

The Wall Street Journal

Business Groups Win Support as U.S. Advisers Back Health Limits

Bloomberg Businessweek

Panel Says U.S. Should Weigh Cost in Deciding ‘Essential Health Benefits’

New York Times