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HFA Observes National Hepatitis Awareness Month

HFA Observes National Hepatitis Awareness Month FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2012 Contact: Richard Pezzillo [...] Read More >>

Community Pharmacists Lose Bid to Immediately Block Express Scripts-Medco Deal

By Rebecca Adams, CQ HealthBeat Associate Editor A federal judge has denied the request of a group of community [...] Read More >>

People with Bleeding Disorders and HCV

Link to Access HCV Therapy Site Friends and supporters, We should all be enormously encouraged by the increasing [...] Read More >>

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Press Release: 2nd Anniversary of Affordable Care Act (ACA)

March 23rd, 2012 by Katie Whittle

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services releases Essential Health Benefits Bulletin

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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Consumer Insurance Survey

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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Commonwealth Fund webinar on Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans focuses on Wisconsin and New Mexico

October 7th, 2010 by Eboni Morris

The Commonwealth Fund hosted a webinar on the Affordable Care Act provision on establishing temporary high-risk pools, also called Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIPs). PCIPs are designed to quickly make health insurance available to uninsured individuals with pre-existing conditions, many of ...

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Georgia leads the way: States that have said “NO” to temporary high risk pools

April 14th, 2010 by kcarter

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has said “no” to the temporary high risk pool.  See the following news article for more details and visit "Provisions of the Day" within the HFA Federal Blog section for more information about the temporary high risk ...

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State-by-State: Benefits of Health Care Reform

March 30th, 2010 by kcarter

The Democratic Policy Committee (DPC), chaired by Senator Byron Dorgan has created a state- by-state analysis of the impact of health care reform on each individual state.  The DPC has several web pages dedicated to health care reform including section-by-section ...

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