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Health Benefits Advisor for Employers

If you are not sure whether your health plan only offers excepted benefits, contact:

U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room C-5331
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-8335
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/ask-a-question/ask-ebsa

Once you have determined whether or not your health plan only offers excepted benefits, please revisit the Advisor and continue with the plan coverage questions.

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