Feds approve new benefits for North Dakota ACA health care plans

The federal government has approved North Dakota’s application to change the essential health benefit (EHB) benchmark plan for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans in the state.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the primary agency for ACA oversight, approved North Dakota’s application in late August. The changes to EHBs will only affect ACA-compliant plans offered in North Dakota on...