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Finance
CMS Final Rule Amends Risk Adjustment Data Validation ProgramThe rule finalizes changes to two technical aspects of the HHS-RADV program, the error rate calculation and the application of...
Covid-19
Two-Thirds of ACA Plan Enrollees Expressed Concern With the Current ACA Law, COVID VaccineThe eHealth survey also found over two-thirds of ACA plan enrollees find the coverage cost is too expensive.
Covid-19
Were You Notified About Missing Tax Forms for Your ACA Subsidy? Blame COVID.Officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services confirmed that some consumers received notices from the agency alerting them...
Strategy
Florida's New Hospital Industry Head Ran Medicaid in State and Fought ExpansionMary Mayhew led Florida's Medicaid agency since 2019 and has been a vocal critic of the ACA's Medicaid expansion.
Strategy
AMA Offers Conditional Support for Public Option Health PlanAMA President Susan R. Bailey, MD, said the "guardrails" for the public option were adopted by the AMA's House of...
Finance
Biden Presidency, Divided Congress 'Credit-Neutral' for Healthcare SectorFitch stated that a divided government lessens the likelihood for "transformative change" that would hamper the credit profiles of both...
Strategy
Red States' Case Against ACA Hinges on Whether They Were Actually Harmed by the LawIf the states cannot prove they have standing, the justices can toss their case without ruling on its merits.
Strategy
Survey: 20% of Large Employers Interested in ICHRAsThe Willis Towers Watson survey also found 15% of employers are planning to offer employees individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements...
Strategy
Nearly 820K Selected ACA Plans During First Week of Open Enrollment PeriodCMS stated that there were more than 170,000 new consumers on the HealthCare.gov platform during the first week of the...
Clinical Care
Workers Who Lost Jobs Due to COVID May Need Help Getting Coverage This FallMillions of Americans have been dropped from their jobs and their employer-provided health insurance since March, when the coronavirus first...
Strategy
Biden Plan to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age to 60 Faces Hostility From HospitalsMedicare reimbursement rates for patients admitted to hospitals average half what commercial or employer-sponsored insurance plans pay.
Strategy
California Stands to Lose Big if SCOTUS Cancels ObamacareThe state enthusiastically embraced Obamacare, and it gets more money than any other state under the law.