CMS Awards Loans to First Seven CO-OPs
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where_is_the_money | Healthcare Reform | Tuesday February 21, 2012 | By DuaneMorris3
On February 21, 2012, CMS announced its first award of repayable loans to seven Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs). The awards will help CO-OPs establish private, non-profit, consumer-governed health insurance companies with the goal of...
CMS Finalizes Rules Regarding Eligibility for Medi...
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where_is_the_money | Healthcare Reform | Tuesday January 17, 2012 | By DuaneMorris3
On January 17, 2012 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) adopted as a final rule changing Medicare’s Extra Help Program. The Extra Help Program is a prescription drug coverage low-income subsidy created through the Affordable Care Act...
HHS Awards Planning Grants to States to Establish ...
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where_is_the_money | Healthcare Reform | Wednesday November 30, 2011 | By DuaneMorris3
The Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently announced the distribution of $220 million to states for the creation of private health-insurance exchanges. Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa,...
Double-Digit Hikes in Insurance Rates Must Now Be ...
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where_is_the_money updates:_employers | Healthcare Reform | Thursday September 01, 2011 | By DuaneMorris3
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health insurance review program has gone into effect, and this means that all insurers seeking to increase their health insurance rates by 10% or more must submit the proposed increase for review by state insurance...