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Two new studies highlight the heavy impact that state decisions not to expand Medicaid under the federal healthcare reform law will have on low-income Americans and community health centers that serve them.
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A few states running their own insurance exchanges are touting high levels of interest from young people, a demographic group widely viewed as the linchpin of the healthcare reform law's success.
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The partisan split over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the center of the budget impasse that shut down the federal government last week reflects sharp divisions in the public's view of the law.
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In an attempt to address the uncertainty surrounding health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act, Walgreen Co. said today it is partnering with Chicago-based GoHealth to help customers understand the new insurance marketplaces.
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It's the question on everyone's mind. With open enrollment on the state insurance exchanges starting Oct. 1, will uninsured and underinsured Americans flock in large numbers to sign up for the new coverage?
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Federally qualified health centers would receive higher Medicare reimbursements starting next year, under a proposed rule issued by the CMS.
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But wait, there's more! For those who know they exist, the state health insurance exchanges set to open next month are primarily a vehicle by which the reform law will offer individuals, families and small businesses a choice of health plans and an opportunity to receive a federal premium subsidy.
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As reform pushes healthcare into uncharted terrain, groups in different industry sectors are staking out new territory, defending their turf or just trying to survive.
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The rate of self-funded health insurance among smaller businesses has remained relatively stable during the past decade, but that may change soon. Many businesses see self-funding as a way to skirt requirements of the healthcare reform law.
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Premiums paid by employers this year for their employees' family health coverage rose 4%, a relatively modest rate by historical standards, according to a new survey.
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