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Health Plan Premiums and Cost Sharing in Federal Health Insurance Marketplace...
Throughout the new Health Insurance Exchanges, health plan offerings vary in premiums, cost sharing, and provider networks. As the Affordable Care Act’s radically new regulatory and financing framework...
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Medicare Spending: Causes of Slower Growth in Medicare Fee for Service
Various economists and health care policy experts have tried to explain the recent slowdown in health spending growth. Some say it’s because of the Affordable Care Act, whose major provisions have yet...
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Obamacare and Employers: 10 Pain Points for Employers Under the Affordable...
Employers face a multitude of challenges under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA fundamentally changes the landscape for employer sponsored health insurance, forcing businesses to understand,...
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Future of Health Insurance Industry: Public Programs, Consolidation, New...
Health insurance in America has changed dramatically in the past few years, changes that will speed up once the Affordable Care Act (ACA) major provisions take effect in 2014. It’s easy to be sucked...
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Health Insurance Costs and the ACA: New Study Estimates Premiums and Enrollment
Debate about whether consumers will pay more for insurance under health reform has become political, with conservative organizations saying Obamacare will increase premiums and liberals saying it...
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Integrating Care for Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles: A Primer for States
Improving care integration for Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible beneficiaries is one of the many initiatives embedded in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The health reform law created the...
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Health Insurers Under Obamacare: Profit Margins, Risk, Adverse Selection, and...
For health plans, the Affordable Care Act dramatically increases complexity and uncertainty in the health insurance market. One thing is clear – Obamacare turns traditional risk management practices...
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How Undocumented Immigrants Could Receive Obamacare Subsidies: Hypothetical...
Undocumented immigrants may be able to receive federally subsidized health insurance coverage under waiver authority built into the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA allows States to request waivers...
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King v. Burwell: Using ACA Waivers to Continue Premium Subsidies in Federal...
In the King v. Burwell case on federal premium subsidies in the federally-run health insurance exchanges, Congress, the White House, and States have a simple option should the Supreme Court rule in...
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Safety Net Hospitals Face Major Challenges in New Healthcare Market
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is changing the health care landscape for everyone, including safety net hospitals. Just how this change will affect these key providers and what they must do to stay open...
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