New Health Law Provisions

Thu, 08/02/2012 - 11:51

by Marshall Riddle, Senior Analyst, MCOL
 
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced beginning yesterday, August first, due to the Affordable Care Act, women are getting access to eight new prevention-related health care services without cost sharing.
 
Healthsprocket posted a list, Affordable Care Act: 8 New Additional Women’s Preventive Services That Will Be Covered Without Cost-Sharing Requirements on 8/1/12, which lists the eight new services. If you are interested in other lists which list benefits and provisions you should view Eight Health Reform Protection Provisions that Started on September 23, 2010.
 
For further information the Department of Health and Human Services has a timeline which lists all implementation dates of the Act here.