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The Coalition for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH), a nonprofit alliance of health plans, provider networks, and trade associations, announced in September that more than 20 leading healthcare organizations have committed to abide by rules created through its Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) initiative. Those communications rules will allow providers to confirm patient eligibility and benefits electronically with real-time replies.