HHS and CMS announced that they will allocate $10 million to support the Affordable Care Act Navigator program, which helps health insurance consumers find coverage solutions during the Open Enrollment...
20.5 million more individuals have gained health insurance coverage since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, according to a new report from the CDC and the National Center for...
Low Medicaid payment rates discourage providers to serve Medicaid beneficiaries in residential care services (RCS) that in turn can cause beneficiaries to purchase more expensive long-term support...
A joint group of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and provider organizations came together to promote the benefits of cost-sharing reductions (CSRs) on consumer and payer healthcare costs,...
In the early hours of Friday morning, the Senate failed to pass its attempt at a “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act, which would have eliminated the tax penalties associated with...
After a nail-biting procedural vote on Tuesday afternoon that required Vice President Mike Pence to break the tie, the Senate continued its tumultuous afternoon by voting down the Better Care...
In a 50-50 procedural vote, Vice President Mike Pence broke the tie as the US Senate voted to open debate for a future vote on American Health Care Act (AHCA), and the possible addition of...
CMS has released the results from 2016 for reinsurance and risk adjustment transfers, two of the “three R’s” used to stabilize premiums in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces....
Although Texas refused federal funds in the 2014 ACA Medicaid expansion, it has recently submitted documents requesting its second Medicaid waiver extension for $6.2 billion.
Originally...
UPDATE: GOP Senators delayed the vote on the BCRA until after the July 4th congressional recess.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their revised cost estimate on the new...
The Senate has released the working draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, revising the recently House-passed AHCA. Both bills aim to repeal and replace the Affordable Care...
Starting on June 23, 2017, CMS will be enacting its new rules regarding special enrollment periods (SEP) for the ACA marketplace.
The agency released the new special enrollment rules earlier...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has joined seven prominent health industry groups in calling for the Senate to address patient protection concerns regarding health insurance coverage.
The...
If Iowa’s health insurance exchanges are completely abandoned, the state will request that the federal government allow the establishment of a state health care plan for 2018.
If approved by...
Whistleblower lawsuits alleging Medicare fraud have been settled against two diagnostic testing companies, and a California doctor who was alleged to have falsely diagnosed cancer as a means to bill...
Over 650 medical organizations have signed a letter to Congress from the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) supporting the elimination of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). The HLC...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just released a checklist for states to use on applications for Section 1332 waivers. The waivers are specifically targeted at...
Slated to begin in June 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be rolling out a pilot program aimed at tightening scrutiny of those using the special enrollment period on the...
In a letter sent to Senate leadership, American College of Cardiology President Mary Norine Walsh, MD, advised lawmakers to ensure access to “meaningful insurance coverage and quality,...
Maine will apply for a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to be granted flexibility to circumvent federal regulations and impose reforms on its...
