Feds Urge States To Encourage Cheaper Plans Off The Exchanges
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) For those who make too much money to qualify for health insurance subsidies
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Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Medicare To Overhaul ACOs But Critics Fear Less Participation
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Accountable care organizations were among the key initiatives of the Affordable Care Act,
Read MoreThe reason why you still pay massive bills despite having health insurance coverage
According to a survey by Bankrate.com, close to half of the adults who bought their own coverage, along with 43
Read MoreMedicaid Expansion Making Diabetes Meds More Accessible To Poor, Study Shows
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Low-income people with diabetes are better able to afford
Read MoreNew short-term health plan regulations but …
The eagerly awaited final rule that lifts the current three-month cap on how long short-term medical insurance coverage from a single
Read MoreCMS approves Maine’s health insurance waiver: 4 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS Administrator Seema Verma approved Maine’s Section 1332 waiver July 30, allowing the state to
Read MoreTrump Administration Loosens Restrictions On Short-Term Health Plans
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Insurers will again be able to sell short-term health insurance good for up
Read MoreAfter insurers’ uproar, CMS to resume risk-adjustment payments
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) After freezing billions of dollars in risk-adjustment payments in early July, the Trump administration reversed
Read MorePhysician Medicaid participation not linked to fee bump, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Medicaid fee bump implemented in 2013-14 was not associated with an uptick
Read MoreGOP chairman, HHS’ Azar in talks to restart ACA’s $10.4B risk-adjustment payments
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, was
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