Coverage of preventive health services

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42 U.S.C. s. 300gg-13: Coverage of preventive health services is a state statute published by U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov). It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-13(c) (Value-Based Insurance Design)

  “The Secretary may develop guidelines to permit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage to utilize value-based insurance designs.”

• 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-13(a)(4) (Women's Additional Preventive Care)

  “(4) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not described in paragraph (1) as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration for purposes of this paragraph.1”

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