The document discusses establishing a Health Benefits Advisory Committee to recommend covered health benefits and essential, enhanced, and premium health plans. The committee would be chaired by the Surgeon General and composed of medical and other experts. The committee is tasked with recommending covered benefits that provide benefits equivalent to 70% of the full actuarial value of a reference benefits package describing essential benefits with no cost-sharing.
The document discusses establishing a Health Benefits Advisory Committee to recommend covered health benefits and essential, enhanced, and premium health plans. The committee would be chaired by the Surgeon General and composed of medical and other experts. The committee is tasked with recommending covered benefits that provide benefits equivalent to 70% of the full actuarial value of a reference benefits package describing essential benefits with no cost-sharing.
The document discusses establishing a Health Benefits Advisory Committee to recommend covered health benefits and essential, enhanced, and premium health plans. The committee would be chaired by the Surgeon General and composed of medical and other experts. The committee is tasked with recommending covered benefits that provide benefits equivalent to 70% of the full actuarial value of a reference benefits package describing essential benefits with no cost-sharing.
The document discusses establishing a Health Benefits Advisory Committee to recommend covered health benefits and essential, enhanced, and premium health plans. The committee would be chaired by the Surgeon General and composed of medical and other experts. The committee is tasked with recommending covered benefits that provide benefits equivalent to 70% of the full actuarial value of a reference benefits package describing essential benefits with no cost-sharing.
to provide benefits that are actuarially equiva- 1
lent to approximately 70 percent of the full ac- 2 tuarial value of the benefits provided under the 3 reference benefits package described in sub- 4 paragraph (B). 5 (B) REFERENCE BENEFITS PACKAGE DE- 6 SCRIBED.The reference benefits package de- 7 scribed in this subparagraph is the essential 8 benefits package if there were no cost-sharing 9 imposed. 10 SEC. 123. HEALTH BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT. 12 (1) IN GENERAL.There is established a pri- 13 vate-public advisory committee which shall be a 14 panel of medical and other experts to be known as 15 the Health Benefits Advisory Committee to rec- 16 ommend covered benefits and essential, enhanced, 17 and premium plans. 18 (2) CHAIR.The Surgeon General shall be a 19 member and the chair of the Health Benefits Advi- 20 sory Committee. 21 (3) MEMBERSHIP.The Health Benefits Advi- 22 sory Committee shall be composed of the following 23 members, in addition to the Surgeon General: 24 VerDate Nov 24 2008 12:51 Jul 14, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\TEMP\AAHCA0~1.XML HOLCPC July 14, 2009 (12:51 p.m.) F:\P11\NHI\TRICOMM\AAHCA09_001.XML f:\VHLC\071409\071409.140.xml (444390|2)