Preventive Care Regulation Released

On Wednesday, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury released an interim final regulation outlining the details of the preventive care coverage requirement for health plans established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

PPACA requires that all plans provide first-dollar coverage of specific preventive care services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force beginning on the first day of the first plan year following September 23, 2010. The requirements apply to all individual and group health plans, including self-funded plans, but grandfathered plans are exempt as long as they retain their grandfathered status. The complete list of preventive care services that are required to be covered can be found here.