The Picture Begins to Assert Itself: Rules of Construction for Essential Health Benefits in Health Insurance Plans Subject to the Affordable Care Act

33 Pages Posted: 2 Aug 2015

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Wendy K. Mariner

Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University - School of Law

Date Written: July 15, 2015

Abstract

As the ACA shifts the function of health insurance from voluntary contract to a means of financing health care, it poses some challenges to traditional doctrines for interpreting health plan provisions. This article explores whether and how the doctrine of reasonable expectations and rules of statutory interpretation might apply to Essential Health Benefits coverage. A functional approach linking the two into a doctrine of reasonable statutory expectations could move us toward developing more consistent rules of interpretation within a more realistic conception of contemporary health insurance.

Suggested Citation

Mariner, Wendy K., The Picture Begins to Assert Itself: Rules of Construction for Essential Health Benefits in Health Insurance Plans Subject to the Affordable Care Act (July 15, 2015). Annals of Health Law, Vol. 24, July 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2638401

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