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COVID-19 health benefits resources for your state

Each state is taking its own approach to Covid-19 health insurance regulation. Here's a directory.

By Allison Bell | March 19, 2020 at 10:01 AM

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Map showing just about every state has some confirmed coronavirus cases

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia are part of the “essential health benefits” package.

That means that, under federal rules, every individual or small-group major medical insurance policy that meets the Affordable Care Act (ACA) benefits standards should provide at least as much coverage for COVID-19 care as for care for ordinary strep throat, or a broken leg.

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