December 18, 2014 Robert Sheen
Enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s ) rose by 9.7 million during the first nine months of 2014, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Figures released
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December 17, 2014 Robert Sheen
Grants totaling over $665 million will go to 28 states, 3 territories and the District Columbia to design and test innovative and delivery models aimed at improving quality and lowering
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December 17, 2014 Robert Sheen
The King v. Burwell case now before the Supreme Court has attracted heated rhetoric from both opponents and supporters the Act. But what would be the actual dollar impact if
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December 16, 2014 Robert Sheen
More than 1 million consumers selected Act the federal exchange during the fourth open, the Department and Human Services (HHS) announced Dec. 16. Total signups reached nearly 2.5 million since
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December 16, 2014 Robert Sheen
Covered California extended until midnight Dec. 21 the deadline for new and renewing consumers to enroll for that will be effective January 1, 2015. The deadline had been Dec. 15,
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December 11, 2014 Robert Sheen
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $36.3 million in quality improvement awards to 1,113 centers nationwide. The money, provided through the Affordable Care Act, recognizes quality improvement
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December 10, 2014 Robert Sheen
Nearly 1.4 million consumers signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act on the federal health insurance exchange during the first three weeks of open enrollment, the Department of
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December 7, 2014 Robert Sheen
Because the Act, Americans will for the first have to declare that they have in the they file by April 15th 2015, or pay a penalty if they don’t. But
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December 3, 2014 Robert Sheen
A legal challenge to the administration’s postponement of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate was denied by a 3-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel ruled
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November 22, 2014 Robert Sheen
The IRS announced yesterday (Nov. 21, 2014) that it has made it easier for those subject to the Act to qualify for an exemption from the rule requiring that an
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November 22, 2014 Robert Sheen
Republican members the House Representatives announced Friday, Nov. 21st, that they have filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration’s “unilateral actions” implementing the Act. The lawsuit says the administration unlawfully
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November 12, 2014 Robert Sheen
A quarter all Hispanics in the United States lack, the highest rate for any minority in the nation, according to data released by the Census Bureau. About 2.6 million an
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November 11, 2014 Robert Sheen
Obama administration officials say the number of Americans who will gain health coverage during 2015 through Affordable Care Act marketplaces will be about 30% lower than earlier estimates. Health and
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November 8, 2014 Robert Sheen
In advance the November 15 beginning open under the Act, government technology are beefing up to avoid a repetition last year’s glitches. “We’re really making sure that website works super
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November 7, 2014 Robert Sheen
A key element the Act – the way the administration is distributing subsidies – is the subject a challenge that the Supreme Court today (Nov. 7, 2014) agreed to hear.
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November 6, 2014 Robert Sheen
Employer’s won’t be able to use so-called “skinny” health plans to meet coverage requirements of the Affordable Care Act, according to a notice issued Nov. 4 by the Internal Revenue
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