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BACK AND FORTH: Should CMS Do More To Monitor Prescription Patterns,...
A recent ProPublica investigation found that CMS has done little to monitor unsafe prescription patterns and investigate or restrict unsafe practitioners in Medicare Part D. ProPublica’s analysis of...
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BACK AND FORTH: Republicans, Democrats Offer Conflicting Views on Premium Rates
Supporters and opponents of the Affordable Care Act have released competing analyses of the effect of the Affordable Care Act on health insurance premiums. Health insurers slowly are beginning to...
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BLOGGER VS. BLOGGER: Measuring the Financial Impact of the ‘Skinny Plan’...
Several insurers are beginning to offer businesses “skinny” health plan options that would provide basic, minimum coverage while ensuring employers remain compliant with the ACA’s employer coverage...
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POLL: Should HHS Funding Be Used To Pay for State-Run Exchange ‘Assisters?’
During a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing Tuesday, Republicans questioned whether HHS has the authority to authorize funding for “in-person assisters” in states that opted to...
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BACK AND FORTH: Should Md. Move Forward With Plan To Regulate Hospital Spending?
Maryland officials already have the unparalleled leverage to set hospital prices in the state, but authorities now want to grant regulators the power to cap overall hospital spending. Under the new...
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POLL: Should Medicare Reimbursements be Based on Regional Health Care Spending?
An Institute of Medicine panel is now deliberating whether Medicare should pay less to health care providers in regions with heavy use of health care and pay more to providers in regions with lower...
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BLOGGER VS. BLOGGER: Calif.’s ‘Apples to Oranges’ Comparison of Premium...
When California officials recently announced a premium rate structure for health plans that will be offered through Covered California — the state health insurance exchange — they noted that the prices...
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BLOGGER VS. BLOGGER: The Debate Over Calif.’s Premium Prices Rages On
Recently released information regarding proposed insurance premium prices in Covered California’s — the state’s health insurance exchange — has spurred a fierce debate in the blogosphere. California...
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POLL: Do Medicare Fraud Concerns Outweigh Physician Privacy?
A federal judge on Friday lifted a 33-year-old injunction that barred the government from giving the public access to a confidential federal database containing information on physicians and other...
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BLOGGER VS. BLOGGER: Can Subsidies Offset ACA ‘Rate Shock’ Concerns?
A significant portion of young adults and uninsured individuals whose premiums are expected to increase under the Affordable Care Act are expected to be eligible for subsidies to offset the cost of...
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