Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

there is still a negative feeling about the economy in a personal context, revealed in the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll for February 2024. The third chart tells an important story about solidarity on these health care cost issues across the 3 main political party members in the U.S.

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Medical Billing Health Insurance Health Care Access ACA 77

MedTrainer

JANUARY 31, 2024

In 2023, the OIG provided updated guidance with a promise of updates to industry-specific guidance in 2024. The introduction of laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the Medicare Modernization Act have added layers of complexity to healthcare compliance.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

APRIL 3, 2023

President Biden released his Fiscal Year 2024 budget earlier this month, outlining the administration’s spending and policy priorities for a number of key programs, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

APRIL 6, 2023

The Biden administration has proposed new rules for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplaces in 2024, which are expected to be finalized any day. In the final installment of our annual NBPP stakeholder comment series, CHIR's Rachel Schwab reviews state responses to the proposed rule.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Louis hospital ‘You can’t do this to people’: Patients say they waited 12 hours to be treated at hospital Missouri health system names CEO Petitions seek to add rape, incest exceptions to Missouri abortion law Cigna exiting ACA exchanges in Kansas, Missouri for 2024 ‘It’s a win-win for everybody’: Gov.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

APRIL 26, 2023

The Biden administration has published its rules for the ACA's insurers and Marketplaces for plan year 2024. In a post for Health Affairs' Forefront, Sabrina Corlette reviews what is changing, and what is not.

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C&M Health Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

On October 29, 2020, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (“the Departments”) issued a final rule requiring private-sector health insurers and self-insured health plans to disclose treatment prices and cost-sharing information with consumers.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

APRIL 6, 2023

The Biden administration is poised to finalize new rules governing the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces and insurance reforms for plan year 2024.

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Governance ACA 97

Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Here’s why Grady Health System recognized as health care I.T. Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy in Idaho Orthopedic activity in the 5 most underserved states St. Louis-based health system to form Michigan joint venture Mercy opens ‘high-tech’ multispecialty center, ASC in St. But it faces a fiscal cliff.

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Healthcare Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

Additional updates of note include: ACA Premium Tax Credit Eligibility. The IRA includes a three-year extension of enhanced financial assistance for people enrolled in health insurance through the marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act. Other Updates. Catastrophic Phase Cost-Sharing. the “catastrophic phase”).

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Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 52

Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

The HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024 (“Proposed Rule”) would streamline ACA health plan selection, simplify marketplace enrollment, and expand access to care for low-income and medically underserved consumers through revision of network adequacy and essential community provider (“ECP”) standards.

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Kaiser Health News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

For millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the end of the year brings a day of reckoning: It’s time to compare benefits and prices and change to a new plan or enroll for the first time. 1 for the ACA’s federal and state exchanges.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

institute focused on health equity Medical providers at D.C.’s Vincent’s Riverside has conducted over 800 robotic-assisted procedures Baptist Health Care in talks to donate hospital campus Florida nonprofit hospitals focused on serving low-income residents Florida Rep. to support growth plans Temple University Health sees $7.4M

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Hall Render

JUNE 16, 2023

s Mary’s Center makes cuts under new leadership in ‘reset’ to strengthen care, operations George Washington University Hospital nurses schedule vote on union Mayor Muriel Bowser taps San Francisco health equity official Ayanna Bennett as next D.C. Health director New tool tracks gun injuries at D.C. emergency rooms D.C.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

Cloud Hospital names Chief Quality Officer Tampa’s Lions Eye Institute adopts new name Troubled Cano Health records $60.6M Luke’s Health chief nursing executive: ‘Don’t give up on health care’ Swedish health tech company Qbtech opens U.S.

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COVID-19 US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

of Maryland medical school opens addiction research institute in Baltimore MedStar Health breaks even in Q1 as revenues near $2B MASSACHUSETTS Boston Hospital Pays $5.7

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