summary of benefits and coverage (SBC)

Insurance companies are now required to provide consumers with a brief summary of what a health insurance policy or employer plan covers, called a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). A captain in the Marine Corps has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Lincoln County Sheriff's office over an August 2011 traffic stop. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming R

Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies and employers are now required to provide consumers in the private health insurance market with a brief summary in plain language of what a health insurance policy or employer plan covers, called a summary of benefits and coverage.