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Health Plans Cautious On Where To Sell Obamacare Coverage
National health plans so far have announced participation in “fewer than 15 states” to provide benefits under the Affordable Care Act.
Read More →Warning says cost of specialty drugs will rise in health overhaul
Although the money for covering uninsured Americans is coming from Washington, the health care law gives states broad leeway to tailor benefits, and the local approach also can allow disparities to emerge.
Read More →Feds say they are meeting deadlines for health care exchanges
The federal government has met deadlines critical to rolling out the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the White House and other federal officials say, despite the rumors of “train wrecks,” delays and bare-bones health care exchanges rocking Washington.
Read More →Cigna plans to sell health insurance on five public exchanges
The company will offer health plans to about a dozen metropolitan regions in Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Arizona and Colorado, Chief Executive David Cordani said in an interview on Monday.
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Millions uninsured on patchwork Medicaid expansion map
More than 3 million low-income people are projected to stay without coverage in states not expanding, but primary care access problems could hit expansion states.
Read More →CMS’ dual eligible demo savings sources uncertain
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is looking to more than a dozen dual eligible demonstrations to fulfill the quality improvement and cost saving aims of the Affordable Care Act, although in the five demonstrations approved so far, the exact sources of projected savings remain largely unclear, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Read More →For Dual-Eligibles, Health Care Reform Is Already Here
Another reform effort from the Affordable Care Act, one that just launched in Massachusetts, is an attempt to improve care and lower costs for those who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
Read More →In several states, Medicaid expansion remains in limbo as time runs short
In the closing days of their legislative sessions, lawmakers in more than a dozen states are struggling with whether to expand Medicaid under the federal health-care law, with many of them leaning against participating in the program.
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Should you skip Obamacare and keep your old plan?
When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, starts rolling out in October, it will overhaul how Americans get healthcare coverage. Yet many workers will feel little immediate impact. That’s because almost half of the 160 million Americans who received health coverage through their jobs in 2012 were enrolled in what’s known as [...]
Read More →An alternative to high-deductible health plans may not stand under health law
Deductible-credit health plans are available in 26 states, including Maryland and Virginia, but some health-policy experts say that these plans won’t pass muster under the health law’s new requirements.
Read More →New study cites low inflation for health care premiums
A new analysis from HealthPocket Inc. shows that health insurance premiums have remained steady in the lead up to the implementation of highly anticipated mandatory insurance coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). via BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)
Read More →Health Law’s Cadillac Tax Bite on Companies Drops by $57 Billion
The U.S. health-care law’s projected tax bite on businesses with more generous health benefits is dropping as medical spending slows and employers look to rein in the cost of coverage.
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The 4 “Hanging Chads” of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Next year, 2014, is where many of the unanswered answers reside, especially in regard to health insurance exchanges, bundled payment demonstrations, accountable care organization results and consolidation aftereffects.
Read More →WellCare Health Plans to Incentivize PCMH Model
WellCare Health Plans has announced it will offer incentives for the use of the patient-centered medical home model in its Georgia Medicaid provider network.
Read More →What Will New Care Models, Health Benefits Look Like in 5 Years?
Although the future of new care models and coverage is unclear, healthcare providers will adapt to market forces and a changing landscape.
Read More →The Bad Economy Behind the Health Care Slowdown
How much have such shifts away from fee-for-service medicine already contributed to the big slowdown in health care costs-that has been one of the biggest puzzles in health economics — indeed, in all of public economics — in the last few years.
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