Does texas healthy woman program count as health insurance

queenjaexo — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:49:11 GMT

No, it appears that the Healthy Texas woman is not consid...

HelenaC — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:49:12 GMT

No, it appears that the Healthy Texas woman is not considered health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). See Health insurance that counts as coverage | HealthCare.gov or https://www.healthcare.gov/medicaid-chip/getting-medicaid-chip/#limitedbenefits

Plans or programs that don’t meet the Affordable Care Act (ACA) minimum requirement for health insurance are ones that are Limited individual plans:

Plans that offer only discounts on medical services
Plans that offer coverage only for a specific disease or condition
Plans that pay you a set amount if you are sick or in the hospital

Healthy Texas Women provides a wide variety of women’s health and core family planning services but is a limited individual plan.

Pregnancy testing
Pelvic examinations
Sexually transmitted infection services
Breast and cervical cancer screenings
Clinical breast examination
Screening and treatment for cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure
HIV screening
Long-acting reversible contraceptives
Oral contraceptive pills
Permanent sterilization
Other contraceptive methods such as condoms, diaphragm, vaginal spermicide, and injections
Screening and treatment for postpartum depression

This program pays only for the services listed above. If a health problem such as cancer is found, you will be referred to a doctor or clinic that can treat you. If you are pregnant, you will be referred to a program such as Medicaid for Pregnant Women. You might have to pay for those extra services

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Does texas healthy woman program count as health insurance

No, it appears that the Healthy Texas woman is not consid...