Those seeking health plans on the state and federal marketplaceexchanges will be able to use a number of new features to estimateout-of-pocket costs, and to discover which prescription drugs, doctors andfacilities are covered in their area.
The new features, which had been piloted by the Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Services earlier during the currentenrollment period, are now “fully deployed” for all consumersseeking insurance, CMS announced on Friday.
The features, which were previously tested on about a quarter ofHealthcare.gov shoppers, are aimed atbetter aligning a person’s specific needs with their insurancepolicy. Since their pilot launch, roughly two million consumershave used the tools, said the agency.
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