Category: Health Insurance Coverage

Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurance companies can’t refuse to cover you or charge you more just because you have a “pre-existing condition” — that is, a health problem you had before the date that new health coverage starts.

Yes. You can get dental coverage in the Health Insurance Marketplace in two ways: as part of a health plan, or by itself through a separate, stand-alone dental plan.

The Affordable Care Act requires that most individual and small employer health insurance plans, including all plans offered through the Health Insurance Marketplace cover mental health and substance use disorder services.

Yes. All insurance plans in the Marketplace cover 10 standard health benefits. This includes pregnancy and care before and after birth. Plans have to cover breastfeeding support, which includes breast pumps. There are some guidelines.