Health Insurance Exchanges

Last Friday was the deadline for states to tell the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) whether they will run their own insurance exchange or will utilize the federal model. As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), every state is required to make a Health Insurance Exchange available to their citizens. If they...

Federal officials at the Center for Medicaid (CMS) and Children’s Health Insurance Program Services (CHIP) announced last week that states would be required to expand Medicaid all the way if they want to receive full funding for their programs.   The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) calls for Medicaid to be made available [...

Federal officials at the Center for Medicaid (CMS) and Children’s Health Insurance Program Services (CHIP) announced last week that states would be required to expand Medicaid all the way if they want to receive full funding for their programs.   The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) calls for Medicaid to be made available t...

The federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take more steps to improve the security of Medicare date and reduce the risk of health care fraud. Kathleen King, the GAO Health Care Director, testified to the House Committee on Energy...