RANDOM THOUGHTS from the retirement lane on Medicare insurance and ObamaCare's essential benefits: ObamaCare requires health plans offer a comprehensive package of items and services, known as "essential health benefits." to include at least the following:

Ambulatory patient services
Emergency services
Hospitalization
Maternity and newborn care
Mental health and substance use disorder services
Prescription drugs
Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices
Laboratory services
Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management
Pediatric services

So ... am I to assume that Medicare, an 'insurance' program limited to seniors 65 years and over, is required to offer maternity and pediatric care?