{"id":4369,"date":"2016-09-20T08:03:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T12:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=4369"},"modified":"2016-09-20T08:03:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T12:03:13","slug":"hitch-keeps-many-high-deductible-plans-from-covering-chronic-care-up-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=4369","title":{"rendered":"Hitch Keeps Many High-Deductible Plans From Covering Chronic Care Up Front"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

As the number of people covered by high-deductible health plans soars,\u00a0some insurers and employers are easing the strain on consumers\u2019 wallets by covering certain benefits like doctor visits or generic drugs before people have reached their plan\u2019s deductible. But\u00a0there\u2019s a hitch: Under Internal Revenue Service rules, high-deductible plans that are set up to\u00a0link to health savings accounts\u00a0can only cover\u00a0preventive services like vaccines and mammograms\u00a0until patients\u00a0buy enough services on their own to pay down their\u00a0deductible. Continue reading article here……<\/a><\/p>\n

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