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Fiscal Year 2016 Funding Bill Seeks to Defund the ACA, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
June 17th 2015In its proposed fiscal year 2016 funding bill, the House Appropriations Committee is looking to defund the Affordable Care Act, block additional funding for patient-centered outcomes research, and terminate the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Premiums Could Increase $3300 With King v. Burwell Ruling for the Plaintiffs
June 17th 2015If the Supreme Court rules that individuals in states on the federal marketplace are ineligible for subsidies, the annual consumer premium contribution could increase $3300 in 2015, according to an analysis from Avalere Health.
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Chip Kahn Is Bullish the Court Will Uphold Subsidies on the Federal Exchange
June 17th 2015Given that the subsidies in the federal exchange have helped to cover a lot of previously uninsured people, Chip Kahn, president and chief executive officer of the Federation of American Hospitals, remains encouraged the Supreme Court will "do the right thing."
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California Auditor Slams Medi-Cal for Poor Access; Advocates Cite Shift to Managed Care
June 17th 2015The findings of inadequate access to providers and outdated information were no surprise to healthcare advocates. Many of the issues are addressed in a giant proposed rule issued by CMS in late May.
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High Deductibles, Narrow Networks Will Help Hold Down Medical Cost Trend in 2016
June 16th 2015Although the introduction of new specialty drugs and increased investments into personal health data security, moderating forces will keep healthcare spending growth in check in 2016, according to a report from PwC's Health Research Institute.
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3 States Receive Approval for State-Based Exchanges Ahead of King v. Burwell Decision
June 16th 2015Arkansas, Delaware, and Pennsylvania have all received tentative approval from HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell to set up their own state-based insurance exchanges and move their residents off the federally facilitated marketplace.
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Susan Dentzer Suspects 5 Justices Will Vote to Uphold Subsidies in King v. Burwell
June 15th 2015Even though there hasn't been much public discussion from the Obama administration in regards to contingency plans should the Supreme Court rule in favor of the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell, there is likely much talk going on behind the scenes, explained Susan Dentzer, senior health policy adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Avik Roy Discusses King v. Burwell and Potential Disruption
June 15th 2015Leading up to the Supreme Court's decision in the case of King v. Burwell, Avik Roy, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discusses in what ways Congress should potentially act if the plaintiffs receive a favorable ruling, who is to blame more if subsidies are removed from the federal marketplace, and how much time there will be for a patch to prevent millions of Americans losing financial assistance and subsequently their health insurance.
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New AMA Policies Promote Integrated Care, Improve Healthcare Data Transparency
June 15th 2015A new policy emerged from the annual meeting of the American Medical Association that calls for increased access to and coverage of integrated medical and behavioral healthcare services for patients.
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This Week in Managed Care: June 6, 2015
June 5th 2015This week CMS released their third round of annual data, the value-based topics of the American Society of Clinical Oncology gained new ground, and The American Journal of Managed Care will travel to their 75th session of the American Diabetes Association in Boston.
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