IRS Issues Temporary Regulations for COVID-19 Preventive Services Coverage

Summary

The IRS is issuing temporary regulations to implement the CARES Act's requirement for non-grandfathered group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover COVID-19 preventive services without cost sharing, in conjunction with interim final rules from the Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services.

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