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Which Pennsylvania statute mandates postpartum coverage for mothers in health insurance policies?
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Why B is correct
40 P.S. § 1583 is Pennsylvania's postpartum coverage mandate, ensuring that a mother's health policy provides coverage following childbirth as the statute prescribes. It belongs to the Pennsylvania mandated-benefits family of women's health provisions, alongside the pap smear, gynecological examination, and mammography mandates that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department's framework collects.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) 40 P.S. § 764c is the mammography mandate, not the postpartum provision.
- C) 40 P.S. §§ 908-1-908-8 mandate treatment for alcohol abuse and dependency, unrelated to postpartum care.
- D) 40 P.S. § 981-9 addresses conversion of group coverage, not postpartum benefits.
Memory hook
1583 keeps mothers covered after childbirth — the postpartum statute.