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Modern Healthcare reports that the rules are intended to address beneficiaries' access to care, among other things. Additionally, CQ Healthbeat reports on news related to the federal matching rate for Medicaid technology upgrades to enrollment and eligibility systems.
Elsewhere, a whistleblower lawsuit alleges some false diagnoses were created to bilk the government of $1 billion or more.
The president says quarantines like that imposed by New Jersey could undermine efforts to get health care workers to volunteer to help in Africa.
Elsewhere, Colorado Health News reports on why some consumers will get less tax help in purchasing their coverage through the state's online insurance marketplace, and a small business exchange is launched in Illinois.
There is a downside for Aetna. Even as the insurer posted higher membership and revenue, its medical costs also increased. Meanwhile, HCA's third-quarter earnings rose as the hospital operator continued to experience a rebound in admissions and other positives generated by the health law.
In an eight-page letter to key congressional leaders, state Medicaid directors said the high-cost of pharmaceuticals like the Hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi and other new drugs require "an immediate federal solution." Meanwhile, Sanofi and Gilead Sciences Inc., the maker of Sovaldi, reported lower-than-expected sales in the third quarter.
Also in the news, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., who is locked in a tight challenge for her Senate seat, is sticking to her support for the health law despite attack ads.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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In other Medicare news, an advocacy group analysis finds that seniors in six Michigan counties will pay more than others in the United States for their Medicare Advantage Plans. Also, the latest news on a Medicare class action suit.
Aetna, the nation's third-largest health insurer, raised its profit forecast as enrollment continues to increase and as it prepares to expand its reach into government insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc., also saw its third-quarter revenue rise as it benefits from a rebound in admissions from the growth in insured patients.
The guidelines are less restrictive than quarantines put in place by New York and New Jersey. On the other hand, the Pentagon said Monday that military personnel returning from Liberia to their home base in Italy will be quarantined for 21 days.
The Associated Press reports the ads are part of a Democratic push to preserve the party's Senate majority. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times notes that a number of key races will be determined by whether voters mistrust the president or Congress more. Finally, CBS News reports on what a GOP-controlled Senate agenda might include.
Some health plans purchased on government insurance exchanges pay physicians less, so doctors are limiting the number of new patients they take with such coverage, reports USA Today. Meanwhile, a Kansas doctor sets up a boutique practice to avoid insurance hassles, and Reno, Nev., copes with a big surge in Medicaid enrollment.
The state's tally is up from 11 plans during the first year of the health law. Also in the news, health exchange shoppers in Colorado and Minnesota could experience some cost increases.
The early access to the marketplace for businesses in Delaware, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey and Ohio is a "soft launch" that will allow Obama administration officials to troubleshoot the system before it becomes more widely available when the health law's open enrollment season begins Nov. 15.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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