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UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of Calif. insurance exchange
By Los Angeles Times | May 23, 2013
Some prominent health insurers, including UnitedHealth Group, are not participating in California's new state-run health insurance market.
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Mass. tries to retain $250 million for hospitals
By Boston Globe | May 23, 2013
The Massachusetts congressional delegation launched what could be a final effort to preserve more than $250 million in bonus Medicare payments to the state's hospitals.
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S.C. Senate defeats effort to expand Medicaid
By Associated Press | May 22, 2013
South Carolina senators defeated another attempt by Democrats to extend Medicaid coverage under the federal healthcare law.
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Overruns forcing lower payments to some providers in stopgap health program
By New York Times | May 21, 2013
The Obama administration said Monday that it was cutting payments to doctors and hospitals after finding that cost overruns are threatening to use up the money available in a health insurance program for people with cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses.
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Reform Update: Proponents of Medicaid expansion weigh next moves
By Rich Daly | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
As many state legislative sessions have finished or are nearing completion, advocates of expanding Medicaid eligibility are looking at their next steps.
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Democratic analysis questions validity of insurance premium 'rate shock'
By Jonathan Block | May 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Where consumers live and their state's previous insurance rules may determine whether they experience “rate shock” this fall in their small business and individual plans.
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Employers eye bare-bones health plans under new law
By Wall Street Journal | May 20, 2013
Employers are increasingly recognizing they may be able to avoid certain penalties under the reform law by offering very limited plans that can lack key benefits.
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Again, House votes to repeal reform law
By Jessica Zigmond | May 16, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
For the third time since early 2011, the House of Representatives approved legislation to fully repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Grandfathered health plans dwindling: analysis
By Jerry Geisel, Crain's Business Insurance | May 16, 2013
The percentage of employers with grandfathered healthcare plans continues to dwindle, according to a survey released Thursday.
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CMS tightens focus with next round of innovation awards
By Jessica Zigmond | May 15, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The CMS Innovation Center will apply a more focused approach for the second round of the healthcare reform law's Health Care Innovation Awards that the agency announced Wednesday.
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