Essential Health Benefits Coalition Requests Reduction in Pediatric Vision Benefit

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A group called the Essential Health Benefits Coalition (EHBC) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requesting that it reduce the requirements in the final Affordable Care Act's essential health benefits rule, including those regarding pediatric vision care.   Pediatric vision care is one of the essential health benefits currently included in the Affordable Care Act.   The Essential Health Benefits Coalition describes itself as "a broad-based organization representing large and small employers from various sectors of the U.S. economy, pharmacy benefit managers, and health plans operating in every state."   Read the article on VMail