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Report: Most of Health Reform's Public Health Initiatives Going Unfunded
Monday, June 27th, 2011 - 7:30
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 07:26
A report released by the American Public Health Association finds that efforts to boost preventive care and turn the nation away from a “sick care” system are falling behind because of a significant lack of funding.
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HHS Makes Appealing Health Care Decisions More Difficult
Friday, June 24th, 2011 - 7:39
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 07:29
As part of an ongoing effort to balance competing interests in health reform, the Obama administration has made it more difficult for individuals to appeal medical care decisions under health reform.
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Federal Data Hub Will Help States Verify Information Given to Exchanges
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 - 6:48
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 06:46
Of vital interest to the states as they continue to plan for exchanges is the Data Services Hub described in the new CMS guidance issued in May 2011. This federally operated hub will verify citizenship, immigration status, and tax information with the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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New Federal Funding Opportunities Available for States to Build Exchanges
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 - 7:39
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 07:34
The federal government is prepared to make considerable additional funding available to states, beyond both the $1 million planning grants offered to all states last year and the “Early Innovator” IT Cooperative Agreement awards made to six states.
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The University of Maryland Tackles Tough Questions in Health IT -- a Q and A
Friday, June 17th, 2011 - 7:41
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 07:35
The University of Maryland has embarked on a number of initiatives to address the many tough questions involved with the development and implementation of health information technology (HIT). HIT is crucial to the success of health reform and longer term efforts to improve the quality of health care and reduce its cost.
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Tussle Over Medicaid Expansion Gets Turned Up a Notch
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 - 7:56
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 07:46
We've written a lot on this blog about the debate within several states about whether to create a state-run insurance exchange, with some conservatives believing that exchanges must be opposed just as health reform overall must be opposed. But that dispute seems to be dying down, with most states -- even those with staunch GOP governors -- moving forward.
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Many Consumers Likely Unaware of Health Law Benefit; Texas Moves Quietly on Health Exchange
Monday, June 13th, 2011 - 7:39
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 07:34
The highlights of health reform news from late last week include a report about a consumer benefit that not many people know about, and a report about how Texas – despite the public opposition of Gov. Rick Perry – is moving forward on planning for an insurance exchange.
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Exchange Bill Sees Final Passage in Oregon; Atlanta Appeals Court Hears Health Reform Challenge
Thursday, June 9th, 2011 - 7:48
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 07:37
A bill to establish a state-run insurance exchange has received final legislative passage in Oregon, according to the Oregonian. A surprising number of Republicans voted for the bill, apparently won over by the argument that the state is better off running its exchange than leaving it to the federal government, no matter what one's opinion of the health reform law is.
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States Turning to Private Foundations for a Financial Assist on Health Reform Implementation
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 - 7:24
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 07:21
Kaiser Health News published an interesting story yesterday about states turning to private foundations to assist with the costs of implementing health care reform.
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An Exchange Bill Is Signed in Colorado; Other News From Last Week
Monday, June 6th, 2011 - 7:32
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 07:26
The latter half of the week saw some important pieces of news in health reform, from an appeals court hearing on the individual mandate, to the signing of an exchange bill in Colorado, to a promising trend in health IT. We’ll recap them here.
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