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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…
New Coalition Urges HHS to Consider Cost of Health Benefits in Wake of IOM Recommendations
October 7, 2011 (Washington, DC) – The newly-formed Essential Health Benefits Coalition today urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to hold the cost and affordability of the essential health benefits package paramount as recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
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New York Times
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