On July 14, 2010, the Departments of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), in conjunction with the Department of Labor ("DOL") and the Treasury Department, issued interim final rules for group health plans and health insurance issuers relating to coverage of preventive services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the "Health Care Reform Act"). These regulations provide guidance regarding the Health Care Reform Act requirement that group health plans, both insured and self-insured, must cover certain evidence-based preventive services and eliminate the participant cost-sharing requirements for such services.

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