Health Insurance in Nevada with NO Subsidy “Off Exchange”

All the major medical plans that will be sold from 1/1/2014 and on that sell on the individual “Exchange” and the “SHOP Exchange” must comply with all the rules and regulations in order to be a “Qualified Health Plan”.  All health insurance plans for families and individuals MUST cover these 10 items called “Essential Health Benefits.” These 10 benefits must be covered without any lifetime or annual limits on the “Essential Health Benefits.”

From 1/1/2014 and beyond, all new health plans (insured small group and individual health insurance plans) must cover the 10 bulleted benefits below.  These are the plans you’ll want to have in order to avoid a tax penalty.  These “Essential Health Benefits” will be covered.  There are exceptions to those that have to buy these plans.  Those folks that have a State or Federal plan (Medicare, Medicaid, VA, Tricare, CHIP etc.) or are part of an Employer Group that provides benefits, or are “Grandfathered,” or if the insurance is “unaffordable” (see definition) then you won’t need to buy.  All the rest of us, unless we are “Exempt” (see definition) our health insurance plan must cover these benefits to be the correct kind of insurance to avoid paying the tax penalty, or until our insurance company tells us our current policy we have now (only if it’s a major medical policy) renews and we must buy a “Qualified Health Plan” that has the following benefits:

♦ Ambulatory patient services  (clinics, doctors office, same-day surgery centers, etc.)

♦ Emergency services

♦ Hospitalization

♦ Maternity and newborn care

♦ Mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health treatment

♦ Prescription drugs

♦ Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices

♦ Laboratory services

♦ Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management

♦ Pediatric services, including dental and vision care (see below)

Dental for “Pediatrics” means anyone under the age of 19 must be offered a dental plan ON Exchange, and a built in dental plan OFF Exchange.

Vision for children under the age of 19 is covered, 1 visit per year, 1 pair of glasses per year are covered. The pediatric vision has to be covered on and off of the exchange.

Your insurance company must also allow members to request to have a drug covered that they need that the insurance company does not cover.

**This list does not apply to large employers in 2015 or Self-Funded Insurance plans.  Starting in 2015 Large employers (see definition) have to have plans that are “affordable” (employee’s portion is not more than 9.66% of the employees Box 1 income) and cover at least 60% of the medical costs, and cover their dependents (kids.)

Nevada Insurance Enrollment can assist with any of these plans.