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Election shake-up likely to bring “tweaks” to Health Reform, but still moving forward. This week’s election shake-ups will likely mean Congress taking a second look at healthcare reform law, say industry analysts, but for now insurers and states must continue moving forward with reforms such as establishing Health Insurance Exchanges in each state. Although President Obama remains committed to the Affordable Care Act he signed in M... Read more
Most businesses won’t drop coverage because of health reform Most businesses won’t drop coverage because of health reform  Nov. 17, 2010  According to survey results released this week, most employers aren’t planning to drop health coverage once state-run health insurance exchanges become available starting in 2014. As part of the Affordable Care Act enacted by Congress and signed into law last March by Pres... Read more
New Guidelines issued for Grandfathered Health Plans Employers can now change insurers and still keep their health insurance plan’s grandfathered status, according to new government guidelines issued this week by the Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services Departments. This reversal of a former interpretation of President Obama’s Health Reform law came from a concern that forcing an employer to... Read more
4 Key Questions About Health Insurance Exchanges As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) passed by Congress in March of 2010, each state is mandated to establish a Health Insurance Exchange where consumers can shop for health plans by 2014. As states progress with the development process, several key issues must be considered regarding how their Health Insurance [...]... Read more
Former HHS Secretary Leavitt Says Most States Aren’t On Track To Meet Exchange Deadline

Most states are not on track to make the Jan. 1, 2014, deadline for building health insurance exchanges set by the federal overhaul law, said former Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt.

With many of the 2011 state legislative sessions wrapped up, “I don’t know any that are far along” on implementing exchanges, Leavitt told Kaiser ...

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Recent Graduates Get Less Health Insurance Than They Expect Recent college graduates are receiving health insurance benefits at a much lower rate than they expected, according to a recent survey of parents, students and graduates. According to the survey, conducted by Kelton Research, 80% of students and 73% of recent graduates said they expect their first job out of college would provide them with [...]... Read more
Peaceful Sunday London Peaceful Sunday London Sunday morning in Old North London is an exquisitely peaceful place. Those noisy do nothings called road workers are off elsewhere, sleeping off their bloated wages paid to them for sleeping and noise making the rest of the week. The students, the hope of tomorrow, have finally gone to bed after their late nights of bunka-bunka music. So,... Read more

What is a Health Insurance Exchange?


An exchange is a marketplace where consumers can comparison shop for health insurance. Currently, there are a number of private health insurance exchanges available to consumers. In the future new exchanges will be created by individual states or the federal government.

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House Republicans Pound Sebelius On Health Law

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 16:41

Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jackie Judd about HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' appearance before the House Ways and Means Committee. She defended the health care law and the president's fiscal 2013 budget request. The hearing had all the hallmarks of a partisan political event.

House Republicans Pound Sebelius On Health Law

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JACKIE JUDD:  Good day, this is...

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Feds Pursue Anti-Trust Action Against Georgia Hospital Chain

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 08:42

Hospital news from around the country includes: concern in Mass. about the bottom line, mergers in Georgia and more about Dallas' troubled Parkland facility. 

Boston Globe: Tax Deal Reduces Funds For Hospitals
The recent payroll tax cut package passed by Congress — heralded as a bipartisan nod to working...

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State Budgets Improve But Not Enough To Spare Medicaid

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 08:41

Medicaid news from California, Georgia and New York.

Modern Healthcare: Better State Budget Picture, But Medicaid Still In Jeopardy
State budget shortfalls for the coming year total about $47 billion, the smallest aggregate deficit since the Great Recession, a report says. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found deficits in 29 states...

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Mass. Senate Race: Brown-Kennedy Dust-Up Continues

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 08:40

Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., has refused a request from former Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., to pull a campaign advertisement rejecting the federal birth control mandate that features Kennedy's father, the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.

Fox News: Brown Refuses To Pull Ad Mentioning Late Sen. Kennedy
Massachusetts Sen. Scott...

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Financial Crime Convictions - Including Health Care Fraud - Reap Billions In Restitution Payments

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 08:33

The Associated Press/Washington Post: FBI Says Probes Of Financial Crime Led To Restitution Orders In The Billions
The FBI said Monday that its probes of financial crime last year led to more than 3,000 convictions and over $12 billion in court-ordered restitution as agents attacked insider trading, Ponzi schemes and Medicare fraud in high-dollar...

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