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On December 16th, the federal government released the first of its long awaited statements on the essential health benefits (EHB) package. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) lists 10 categories of health care benefits that must be included in the EHB and requires that the EHB’s scope be equal to the scope of benefits offered under a “typical employer plan.” In 2014, non-grandfathered plans in the individual and small group markets both inside and outside of the Exchange, Medicaid benchmark and benchmark-equivalent, and Basic Health Programs must all cover the EHB.