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Is My Retiree Insurance Coverage Subject To The Health Law?
Michelle Andrews answers a reader's question about whether retiree health plans must comply with new rules under the ACA.
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Insurers Battle Over Federal Employees’ Health Coverage
For-profit insurers ask Congress to open FEHB to greater competition from regional plans.
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HHS Seeking $1.5B In Funding To Run Federal Health Insurance Exchanges
The administration budget request also includes $2 billion in grants to states for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
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Funding To Enroll Uninsured In New Markets Called ‘Drop In Bucket’
Feds announce $54 million to hire 'navigators' in 33 states, but some say that's too little to get job done.
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Consumer Groups Fear Patients Could Be Hit With Large Out-Of-Pocket Costs
The Obama administration's decision to delay the health law provision setting a maximum payment cap for some plans spurs complaints from several dozen organizations.
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Tavenner Fields Questions on Leaks, Premium Costs, Future Of Medicare
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., set the tone for a very-supportive Senate Finance Committee hearing on Marilyn Tavenner's nomination to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. But others questioned Tavenner, who is acting administrator, on a variety of other issues. Here are video excerpts of the hearing.
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‘Remarkably Friendly’ Hearing For Acting Medicare Chief
Marilyn Tavenner, the acting head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and President Obama's nominee to keep the job, found both Democratic and Republican support during a Senate Finance Committee hearing today. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jackie Judd about the hearing and when the Senate could vote on the confirmation.
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After Expanding Coverage, Massachusetts Focuses On Taming Costs
As other states continue to debate the merits of the Affordable Care Act or race to implement it, the Bay State is moving on to the next big challenge: curbing health care costs.
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Same-Sex Spouses Can Face Barriers On Health Care Under Federal Law
Even when states legalize gay marriage, couples may have to pay extra federal taxes on the value of health policies and not get some protections because the federal government is barred from recognizing such unions.
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Worries Mount About Enrolling Consumers In Federally Run Insurance Exchanges
Few consumers know what they'll need to do to sign up for the new health insurance marketplaces. Advocates worry about the outreach strategy and funding in states that defaulted to the federal government to run the exchanges.
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VA Drive To Hire 1,600 Mental Health Professionals Hits Community Clinics’ Supply
Some experts say the pool of psychologists, psychiatrists and others is too small and the federal effort could jeopardize understaffed local centers.
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