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Late News: HealthCare.gov adds anonymous plan comparison feature
By Maureen McKinney | October 12, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Visitors to the glitch-plagued HealthCare.gov site now can bypass the temperamental application interface and compare plans anonymously, as some of the state-run exchanges previously made possible. HHS added the feature after 10 days marked by system outages and lengthy wait times.
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Surgical supply company sues HHS after alert on physician-owned distributorships
By Joe Carlson | October 10, 2013
A government fraud alert last spring warning of the “inherently suspect” nature of physician-owned surgical supply companies led to swift drop-off in business. Now one firm is suing HHS.
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HHS works to fix insurance marketplace glitches
By Maureen McKinney | October 09, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Federal officials say they have identified and can fix the biggest flaws in their online insurance marketplace after an inaugural week marked by system outages and long wait times.
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Finding their way home | Despite mixed evidence, providers increasingly look to medical homes for better care, cost savings
By Andis Robeznieks | October 05, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Many healthcare providers and payers are moving forward with patient-centered medical homes to improve primary care and care coordination and reduce costs, despite mixed research evidence of the cost-effectiveness of this major delivery system reform.
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Traffic jam | As millions head to exchange websites, government officials race to fix glitches
By Maureen McKinney | October 05, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
After a glitch-plagued first week of enrollment on the state and federally run insurance exchanges, many observers are wondering whether more technical problems are still to come and whether consumers will keep doggedly trying to sign up for coverage.
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Counselors' training to help consumers enroll hits roadblocks
By Steven Ross Johnson | October 05, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Many healthcare providers and community organizations across the country that have been designated as certified application counselors to help consumers enroll in health plans on the new state health insurance exchanges were still waiting last week for...
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Outgoing ONC chief Mostashari to join Engelberg Center
By Joseph Conn | October 03, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Dr. Farzad Mostashari, the outgoing head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, will join the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution.
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Reform Update: Training lagging for counselors to help consumers use exchanges
By Steven Ross Johnson | October 03, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Providers and community groups designated as certified application counselors to help consumers enroll in health plans on the insurance exchanges are still waiting for staff to receive certification.
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HHS declines to provide enrollment numbers from exchanges' opening day
By Maureen McKinney | October 01, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
HHS officials were tight-lipped about the number of people who signed up for coverage on the opening day of the federal government's health insurance marketplace.
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Insurance marketplace opening marked by delays, system problems
By Maureen McKinney | October 01, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
It was a less than smooth start for the federal government's health insurance marketplace in 36 states, as heavy traffic to its website caused delays and system issues
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