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Essential health benefits

All Get Covered Illinois plans must include essential health benefits as required by the Affordable Care Act. Some plans offer extra benefits.

Essential health benefits

  • Children's services, including dental and vision care 
  • Emergency services (even at out-of-network hospitals)
  • Hospital stays and surgery
  • Laboratory services
  • Mental health and substance use disorder services
  • Outpatient services
  • Pregnancy, maternity and newborn care 
  • Prescription drugs
  • Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management 
  • Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices

Illinois also requires coverage for:

  • Alternative therapies for chronic pain
  • Easier access to treatment for opioid use disorders
  • Telehealth for mental health services

Some plans include:

  • Adult dental and vision care
  • Birth control and breastfeeding support 

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