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February 24th, 2012 by Eboni Morris
New rules published jointly by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury, require health insurers and group health plans to provide concise and comprehensible information about health plan benefits and coverage to the millions of Americans with ...
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January 6th, 2012 by Eboni Morris
On Monday, Dec. 16, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a bulletin outlining guidance to states on implementing Essential Health Benefits (EHBs). As you may recall, the Affordable Care Act will require individuals to have insurance ...
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December 2nd, 2011 by Eboni Morris
Medicare annual open enrollment ends in less than 1 week. Medicare beneficiaries who do not have a Part D plan can enroll in one, and those who do have Part D coverage can change plans. Beneficiaries can also return to ...
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September 9th, 2011 by Eboni Morris
In early August the President signed into law the Budget Control Act of 2011, which is reported to save approximately $917 billion over the next ten years and will raise the debt ceiling by $900 billion, therefore carrying the government ...
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February 3rd, 2011 by Eboni Morris
by: Patient Services Incorporated (PSI) – Government Relations
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At least 21 different provisions in the new federal health insurance reform law go into effect during this year. Some of the most relevant measures include:
• Higher Medical Loss Ratios for Insurers
Effective ...
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January 14th, 2011 by Eboni Morris
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is undertaking a study that will make recommendations on the criteria and methods for determining and updating the essential health benefits package in health care reform. As you may recall, HFA submitted comments to the ...
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December 7th, 2010 by Eboni Morris
At the request of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is doing a study that will make recommendations on the criteria and methods for determining and updating the essential health benefits ...
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November 23rd, 2010 by Eboni Morris
Health care reform will have a profound impact on persons with bleeding disorders as health insurance companies take steps to comply with various insurance market reform provisions. However, changes stemming from the health care reform law are only one piece ...
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November 17th, 2010 by Eboni Morris
As you may recall, the "grandfathered" rule in health care reform, was designed for individuals to keep their health plan while changes to the insurance market were implemented through newly created health plans. Health plans that are designated as "grandfathered" ...
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