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How Many Plans Should be Offered In the Health Exchanges?
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 - 17:46
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 17:14
According to a report from The Hill, the new state based health insurance exchanges would best serve consumers by limiting the number of health plans offered. Based on a recent analysis from the health policy journal Health Affairs, individuals purchasing insurance on the new Exchanges would find it easier to survey a smaller menu of options along the lines of the Massachusetts model.
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Erin C. Conaton
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 - 13:19
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Ms. Conaton is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping and providing for its members and families.
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Mon, 05/14/2012
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Ms. Erin C. Conaton is the Undersecretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. She was confirmed March 4, 2010.
Ms. Erin C. Conaton is the Undersecretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. She was confirmed March 4, 2010. Ms. Conaton is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of its more than 334,000 men and women on active duty, 176,000 members of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve, 170,000 civilians, and their families.
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U.S. Government to Fund Innovative Care Model in Oregon
Friday, May 4th, 2012 - 14:13
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 14:01
In exchange for payment cuts to Medicaid providers, Oregon will initiate an incentives program with the help of $1.9 billion in federal funding. According to the Associated Press the Oregon plan sanctions "coordinated care organizations to manage all mental, physical and dental care for 600,000 low-income patients on the Oregon Health Plan," the state's Medicaid program.
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ACA Repeal Would Shift Power to Employers
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 - 12:29
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 12:16
In the event of the Supreme Court striking down the Affordable Care Act, The Associate Press reports that the government will no longer hold the reins, but employers and insurers. Expectations are that costs will be shifted from payers to consumers in the form of higher deductibles and greater penalties, in effect sensitizing customers to the true costs of care.
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Republicans Developing Replacement to ACA
Monday, April 23rd, 2012 - 16:31
Monday, April 23, 2012 - 16:19
According to a Reuters report congressional Republicans are developing legislation in the event that the Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act in June. The approach would be incremental, likely employing some parts of the current health reform law that are popular. A general sketch of the plan suggests that the emphasis will be placed on cost control and continuity of coverage for those in employer sponsored plans. Right now, few other details are available.
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Consumer-Directed Health Plans - Wave of the Future?
Friday, April 20th, 2012 - 12:49
Consumer-directed health plans are a hot topic these days on the Hill. These plans will be offered in the new Health Exchanges come 2014 and have the support of Congressional Republicans as a free market option that addresses many of the issues embedded in the health reform debated.
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Community Health Centers Quietly Adjust to Quality Era
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 - 9:52
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 09:32
According to a USA Today-Kaiser Health News report, community health centers receiving federal funding will be closely scrutinized on quality and other performance indicators in the years ahead. Starting 2014, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) will start to see the first of $10 billion of funds appropriated by Congress in the health reform law.
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The Looming Budget Battle Over Health Care
Monday, April 16th, 2012 - 10:20
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 10:14
After the election this November, the US will face a “perfect storm” in the ongoing battle to control the federal budget, and a serious plan to control health care spending—long postponed—will have to be on the table.
• At the end of this year the Bush tax cuts will once again expire unless Congress extends them.
• Also at year’s end, the payroll tax cut will again expire.
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HHS Admits No Backup Plan
Friday, April 13th, 2012 - 12:10
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 11:55
In the wake of oral arguments at the Supreme Court and observers' belief that the health reform law may be struck down, reporters questioned the Secretary of the overseeing executive branch whether it had an alternative plan. Sebelius stuck to the Administration's party line, claiming confidence that the Affordable Care Act and the individual mandate provision will be upheld.
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New Study Questions Cost Efficacy of Health Law
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 - 10:45
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 10:23
The Washington Post reports that instead of providing a net positive of $132 billion per the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) initial projections when the health reform law was enacted in 2010, Charles Blahous, a conservative policy analyst and the GOP trustee for Medicare and Social Security suggests otherwise. Blahous was put in his position by President Obama.
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