Forecasting What 'Essential Benefits' Recommendations Influential Panel Will Make

Jackie Judd talks with KHN’s Julie Appleby about recommendations an Institute of Medicine panel will make to help the Department of Health and Human Services determine just what “essential benefits” insurers will have to cover in health law-mandated marketplaces.

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<h1>Forecasting What ‘Essential Benefits’ Recommendations Influential Panel Will Make</h1>
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			October 4, 2011		</time>
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