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HHS releases essential health benefits final rule
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released a final rule outlining the specific essential health benefits that insurers must cover regardless of whether they're selling plans through health insurance exchanges.
HHS vows exchanges will run October
Among marked concerns and a furry of questions from U.S. lawmakers, a Department of Health & Human Services official vowed that health insurance exchanges would be ready on time.
Bishops denounce HHS contraception rule
The rule issued last week by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services will not end of the contraception coverage controversy.
Health IT, feedback can raise quality of care
Providing feedback loops, as recommended by the Institute of Medicine, was a core recommendation in the pre-rulemaking report of the Measure Applications Partnership.
Exchange, marketplace: What's in a name (change)
When I was pregnant two years ago, my husband and I spent hours and hours discussing names for our daughter. We wanted a name that would sound good with our last name; we preferred something Italian...
State exchange looks to retail for consumer enrollment
California's health insurance exchange is pulling out all the stops to market and promote the online marketplace, including recruiting retail stores to help enroll consumers.
HHS promoting exchanges to consumers via texts, emails
Health insurers planning to participate in health insurance exchanges are getting some assistance from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, as it takes steps to promote the online marketplaces.
Whistleblowers: HHS instant messages circumvent recordkeeping laws
Whistleblowers claim that Department of Health & Human Services employees are violating transparency rules by communicating via instant message.
Medicare overpaid PacifiCare $424M for unsupported diagnoses
California health insurer PacifiCare may have been overpaid by more than $420 million to administer its Medicare Advantage plan, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General.
3 more state health exchanges win approval
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services approved three more state health insurance exchanges last week. New York, Kentucky and Washington, D.C., received conditional approval to operate...
