These four options are floors. States are given flexibility to design their programs, while meeting the standards of section 2103(a). States may also build upon the benchmark packages. With grant funds, States, if they wish, may provide additional benefit coverage, but they must provide at least the coverage described in section 2103(a). For example, a State may supplement the benchmark-equivalent package of the standard Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan for Federal employees by expanding vision, dental, and hearing services benefits.
Michael Roth: “These four options are floors. States are given flexibility to design their programs, while meeting the standards of…”
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Discussing state flexibility in designing health care programs under section 2103(a).
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