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The article focuses on Private health insurance offered by private-sector insurance companies and/or sponsored by employers and other entities, in the U.S. It mentions Private health insurance coverage involves numerous stakeholders, including consumers, employers and other group plan sponsors, insurers, the federal and state governments, and health care providers. It also mentions common features of private health insurance plans are premiums, covered benefits.

The article focuses on Congress has considered bills related to various aspects of reproductive health care. It mentions Supreme Court's June 2022 decision regarding Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization may raise questions about access to contraception and abortion services. It also mentions six categories of reproductive health services with regard to whether federal government provides these services, pays for them, or requires certain health insurance plans such as contraception.

The article discusses that U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) required health insurance exchanges to be established in every state. It mentions (ACA) generally requires that the private health insurance plans offered through an exchange are qualified health plans (QHPs) and covering the essential health benefits (EHB). It also mentions consumers and small businesses must meet certain eligibility criteria to purchase coverage.

The article focuses on private health insurance plans must comply with requirements at both the state and federal levels, where applicable. It mentions Federal requirements for health plans are codified primarily in three statutes such as Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and Chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). It also mentions applicability of each statute to different types of private plans.

The article discusses a report from the U.S. Congressional Research Service on mental health conditions and substance use disorders in the U.S. It mentions that private health insurance is considerable congressional interest in understanding private coverage of mental health and substance use disorder benefits. It also discusses mental health parity requirements related to coverage limits, disclosure and documentation and oversight and reporting.

The article provides information on selected health care-related provisions that have expired or are scheduled to expire during the second session of the 117th Congress. It mentions that the expiring provisions included in this report are any identified provisions related to Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or private health insurance programs and activities.

The article presents the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) report concerning the provision, funding, and coverage of reproductive health services. It describes whether and how federal programs that provide health services directly to a set of beneficiaries deliver or pay for the six types of reproductive health services including contraception, abortion, and infertility-related services.

The article provides information on COVID-19 testing in the U.S. Among the various types of COVID-19 tests are molecular, serological and antigen tests. It mentions the use of COVID-19 testing for surveillance, screening or diagnosis. It explains the effect of the emergence of new variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) on COVID-19 diagnostic testing.

The article focuses on concerning the provision, funding, and coverage of reproductive health services in the U.S. It mentions abortion and abortion counseling, maternity services and reproductive health screening. It also mentions gender-affirming services and federal requirements for private health insurance coverage of reproductive health services. It also mentions federal programs that administer grants to nongovernmental entities to provide specific types of reproductive health services.

The article focuses on private health insurance covered benefits and consumer cost sharing related to COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination. It mentions Families First Coronavirus Response Act as amended by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act requires most private health insurance plans to cover COVID-19 testing. It also mentions certain plans cover a set of 10 categories of essential health benefits (EHB).

The article presents a report of the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS), which reveals that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required health insurance exchanges to be established in every state. It mentions that exchanges may be established either by the state itself as a state-based exchange (SBE) or by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a federally facilitated exchange (FFE).

The article offers information on the challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and private health insurance coverage in the U.S. It mentions about private health insurance covered benefits and consumer cost sharing related to COVID-19 testing, treatment, and a potential vaccine. It discusses the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in the U.S.

The report provides answers to numerous questions related to COVID-19 testing. Topics include different types of COVID-19 tests such as molecular diagnostic testing and antigen testing, private health insurance coverage of testing, and payment for testing by federal programs including Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance program (CHIP).

The article focuses on federal requirements related to coverage and cost sharing of COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination. It mentions private health insurance is the predominant source of health coverage in the U.S. and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security Act (CARES) Act requires most plans to cover a COVID-19 vaccine. It also mentions categories of essential health benefits (EHB) is potentially relevant to coverage of COVID-19 treatment items.

The article presents a reports of U.S. Congressional Research Service, related to the health-related sections in Division A, Title III, of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. It mentions about several provisions such as availability of medical countermeasures (MCMs) such as drugs, tests, treatments, medical devices, and supplies such as personal protective equipment (PPE) including research and development.

The article focuses on the health care provisions of the U.S. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) of global pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019. It mentions FFCRA increases appropriations to the Department of Defense, the Indian Health Service, the Department of Health and Human Services Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. It also mentions FFCRA modifies requirements related to waiving certain Medicare telehealth restrictions.

The article offers information on the health plans which are sold in the private health insurance (PHI) market and selected federal requirement of PHI. Topics mention including the selected PHI market reforms, prohibition on using the health status for eligibility determinations and covered services such as mental health parity, wellness programs and reconstruction after mastectomy.

The article provides an overview of the various components of the health insurance exchanges in the U.S. Topics discussed include enactment of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for addressing health insurance in the country; health insurance plans offered through an exchange are qualified health plans; and role of Secretary of Health and Human Services in addressing the same. It also mentions about tax credits offered for the same.

The article discuss the Executive Order (E.O.) 13813, entitled "Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States." issued by United States President Donald Trumph. Topics discussed including the private sector health coverage options, association health plans; a proposal issued by the Department of labor that would amend the federal definition of employer; and Health reimbursement arrangements.