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Topic: Obamacare

California insurance exchange reveals wide range of premium options

California insurance exchange reveals wide range of premium options

May 23, 2013 6:13 pm by | 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California unveiled prices on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under the Affordable Care Act, providing a ... Read more
Republicans question HHS Secretary Sebelius for soliciting funds for Enroll America

Republicans question HHS Secretary Sebelius for soliciting funds for Enroll America

May 21, 2013 1:06 am by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President ... Read more
Daily phone calls to high-risk patients becoming standard in push to cut readmissions

Daily phone calls to high-risk patients becoming standard in push to cut readmissions

May 19, 2013 4:40 am by | 1 Comments

Stephanie Celani not only knew the phone number of her patient John Pantalone, she also knew his weight to the half-pound when asked one day this month.That's because Celani, a ... Read more
California health insurance exchange announces grants

California health insurance exchange announces grants

May 15, 2013 7:36 am by | 1 Comments

Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, announced $37 million in grants Tuesday to begin the massive task of educating millions of Californians about the new healthcare law.The grants will ... Read more
Two million fewer U.S. uninsured to gain health coverage: Congressional researchers

Two million fewer U.S. uninsured to gain health coverage: Congressional researchers

May 14, 2013 5:47 pm by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law will extend coverage to 2 million fewer uninsured Americans than expected only a few months ago, congressional researchers said on ... Read more
Republicans: Sebelius needs to stop dialing for dollars to support exchanges

Republicans: Sebelius needs to stop dialing for dollars to support exchanges

May 13, 2013 8:29 pm by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law came under fire on Monday from congressional Republicans who claim ... Read more
Sebelius seeks donations from companies to fund exchange outreach group Enroll America

Sebelius seeks donations from companies to fund exchange outreach group Enroll America

May 12, 2013 10:14 am by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is asking companies for financial donations to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, months before it is due to ... 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
Maine’s biggest hospital and payer prepare to launch an ACO

Maine’s biggest hospital and payer prepare to launch an ACO

May 4, 2013 3:50 pm by | 0 Comments

PORTLAND, Maine -- MaineHealth, parent organization of Portland's Maine Medical Center, has partnered with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine to launch an accountable care organization. ... Read more
Four investment opportunities in the brave new world of private insurance exchanges

Four investment opportunities in the brave new world of private insurance exchanges

May 1, 2013 3:39 pm by | 0 Comments

Psilos seems to have the investment philosophy that it is better to be smart than hip. You won’t find any mobile apps or corporate wellness programs in the company’s portfolio. ... Read more
California lawmaker wants to protect smokers from higher Obamacare insurance costs

California lawmaker wants to protect smokers from higher Obamacare insurance costs

April 30, 2013 5:49 am by | 1 Comments

Smoking has its risks – but in California, higher prices for health insurance probably won't be one of them. The federal health law allows states to charge smokers up to 50 ... Read more
What does it mean if the architect of the device tax retires?

What does it mean if the architect of the device tax retires?

April 25, 2013 12:29 pm by | 0 Comments

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is calling it quits at the end of next year.Brian Johnson at MassDevice examines the opportunity this offers enemies of the device tax.Apparently there are rich ... Read more
Negotiating healthcare bills: 20% off vs. “somebody will pay for it”

Negotiating healthcare bills: 20% off vs. “somebody will pay for it”

April 25, 2013 12:06 pm by | 1 Comments

Didn’t know you have to negotiate your hospital bills? Maybe you are a healthy person who rarely gets medical bills or deals with them when they do come. Two of ... Read more
Maryland’s biggest insurer proposes 25 percent rate increase under health care reform

Maryland’s biggest insurer proposes 25 percent rate increase under health care reform

April 25, 2013 4:48 am by | 0 Comments

Blaming the cost to implement health care reform, the state's largest health insurer has proposed eye-popping rate increases to state regulators for individuals and small businesses.CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to ... Read more
Survey: Consumers are not up to speed with “consumer-driven healthcare”

Survey: Consumers are not up to speed with “consumer-driven healthcare”

April 24, 2013 1:44 pm by | 0 Comments

National health reform and cost-cutting by employers is changing the way many workers get health insurance, but a majority of employees may not understand what's ahead.The Aflac WorkForces Report, the ... Read more