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What is a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC)?

Updated over a year ago

The SBC is a document outlining information about a medical plan, including its metal tier, cost-shares, and network, among other data points. The SBC lists the cost shares the plan uses for different healthcare services. It is standardized across carriers to make it easy to compare plans.

Here is an example of an SBC file from the CMS.

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