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Senators of both parties question the benefits versus the costs of the federal incentive program, as well as the harsh penalties on providers. Meanwhile, some argue that medical device tracking might be another roadblock to implementation of such systems.
The insurer, based near Seattle in Mountlake Terrace, Wash., said it detected Jan. 29 that it had been the victim of a cyber attack that exposed information that could include bank account and clinical data.
A new survey from Mercer finds little change from 2014 to 2015. Elsewhere, coverage for more than 3.3 million children may be in jeopardy if the health law changes, and premiums rise nearly 3 percent for the cheapest Obamacare plans.
Federal officials object to a state plan to phase in a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires some insurers make payments to others who are covering sicker enrollees. Meanwhile, a Maryland exchange board member responds to criticism of no-bid contracts and Georgia's insurance rates hold the line.
A new bill is being advanced in Montana after the governor's expansion proposal was defeated. In Kansas and Nebraska, supporters of the concept press forward. Meanwhile, in Alaska, Governor Bill Walker reverses his earlier position and tells legislators he will introduce a measure to expand the low-income health insurance program.
House leaders are working on a $213 billion plan to permanently change how doctors are paid for treating Medicare patients. In related news, the reauthorization of CHIP continues to be a hot topic, and a popular, anti-human trafficking bill is being held up in the Senate because of a controversial abortion provision.
President Barack Obama said the plan failed to make "necessary investments" for the nation's future. Hillary Clinton, who observers expect will be among the Democratic hopefuls in the next presidential race, took to Twitter to express her criticism.
Senate Republicans will unveil their budget plan Wednesday. Both chambers are planning to vote on their proposals next week, in hopes of approving a joint budget resolution by the April 15 statutory deadline.
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Meanwhile, The Fiscal Times examines the high cost of hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni to state budgets.
PBS NewsHour examines the difficulties faced by many of these caregivers, who can have arduous duties and struggle financially. Also, The Fiscal Times explores whether the federal government is paying too much for Medicare Advantage plans.
Many Republicans are divided by the cost of the package being put together by Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to stave off payment cuts to doctors. Some Democrats are lambasting the deal as well.
Republican lawmakers -- long-time Obamacare opponents -- are increasingly thinking about what steps, if any, Congress should take if the high court overturns the law's insurance subsidies.
The Republican blueprint, which is to be unveiled today, purports to balance the budget in 10 years. Congressional budgets do not have the force of law and are largely advisory documents.
Gov. Mark Dayton is proposing that an advisory group to consider future options for MNsure, including a possible switch to the federal government’s healthcare.gov website. Meanwhile, an expanded audit of Colorado's exchange awaits the governor's pen and efforts to expand Medicaid in Missouri have failed to gain traction.
The increase, which includes people buying private insurance on the law's marketplaces, young adults covered on their parents' policies and those covered through an expansion of Medicaid, has driven the largest reduction of uninsured Americans in four decades, officials said.
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