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The IRS and its role in the Affordable Care Act

The IRS and its role in the Affordable Care Act

May 16, 2013 9:24 am by | 0 Comments

Mary Agnes Carey talks to Joanna Kerpen, a partner at the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, about the role of the IRS in implementing and enforcing provisions of the ... Read more
CMS finally has a leader as Senate confirms Tavenner

CMS finally has a leader as Senate confirms Tavenner

May 15, 2013 7:01 pm by | 0 Comments

KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico Pro about the Senate's confirmation Wednesday of Marilyn Tavenner to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and what ... Read more
States managing their own exchanges get more money for outreach to consumers

States managing their own exchanges get more money for outreach to consumers

May 5, 2013 2:12 pm by | 1 Comments

The wide variation in spending to hire and train people to provide consumer assistance in the first year of the new marketplaces could have a major impact on how many ... Read more
From Florida to Minnesota to Colorado: Views of the Affordable Care Act at age 3

From Florida to Minnesota to Colorado: Views of the Affordable Care Act at age 3

March 24, 2013 12:57 pm by | 0 Comments

As the health law marks its third anniversary, much of the action surrounding its implementation has shifted to the states.

Hot topics include creation of health exchanges, the on-line marketplaces ... Read more

Hospitals stop ignoring bad behavior by doctors and start assigning anger management

Hospitals stop ignoring bad behavior by doctors and start assigning anger management

March 5, 2013 5:52 am by | 2 Comments

For generations, bad behavior by doctors has been explained away as an inevitable product of stress or tacitly accepted by administrators reluctant to take action. But that time-honored tolerance is ... Read more
Congress makes ‘easy’ cuts in the ‘fiscal cliff’ deal, delays real healthcare solutions

Congress makes ‘easy’ cuts in the ‘fiscal cliff’ deal, delays real healthcare solutions

January 2, 2013 3:51 pm by | 0 Comments

KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Politico Pro's Jennifer Haberkorn detail the deal struck between President Obama and Congress to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff" and what the compromise means for ... Read more
Obamacare funds healthcare advocates to help patients negotiate with insurers

Obamacare funds healthcare advocates to help patients negotiate with insurers

December 28, 2012 8:00 am by | 1 Comments

Washington has so far distributed around $45 million in Consumer Assistance Program grants to 36 states. Today, at least 22 states have created offices to help consumers deal with contested ... Read more