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White House projected strong health plan signups John Miller and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press | 10/16/13 - 7:45 am Reform Update: Federal exchange won't transfer Medicaid applications until November Steven Ross Johnson | 10/15/13 - 3:45 pm State exchanges report strong interest from young people Maureen McKinney | 10/15/13 - 3:15 pm Reform Update: Many docs still on the fence about exchange participation Andis Robeznieks | 10/14/13 - 4:00 pm Reform Update: Government funding deal negotiations continue, with device tax in the mix Jessica Zigmond | 10/11/13 - 3:45 pm Reform Update: Provider-network info on insurance exchanges varies by state Maureen McKinney | 10/10/13 - 2:15 pm HHS works to fix insurance marketplace glitches Maureen McKinney | 10/9/13 - 3:00 pm UnitedHealthcare cuts doctors from Medicare Advantage network Hartford (Conn.) Courant | 10/9/13 - 1:30 pm

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Reform Update: Big shifts seen in Mass. insurance market after rules limit consumer options

As millions of Americans began to shop in newly created markets for health insurance, a new study of health plan choice in Massachusetts found major shifts in its health insurance market after the state set new rules that limit consumer options....

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Just the beginning

Merrill Goozner | October 05, 2013
The rollout of the health insurance exchanges last week revealed a reality never mentioned by the Republicans on Capitol Hill who shut down the U.S.
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Providers stand to lose money

October 04, 2013
Regarding “Most federally run exchanges will offer more plans, lower premiums than expected”: How are providers going to be better off?...
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Insurers lower cost-sharing for preventive drugs

Steven Ross Johnson | October 12, 2013
Some major health insurers have reduced patient cost-sharing for preventive drugs out of a growing realization that lowering cost-sharing improves...
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A period of adjustment

Jessica Zigmond | October 12, 2013
Post-acute providers such as nursing homes are facing the kind of managed-care growing pains hospitals experienced in the 1990s.
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Insurers

White House projected strong health plan signups

John Miller and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press | October 16, 2013
The Obama administration's internal projections called for strong enrollment in the states in the first year of new health insurance markets,...
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Exchange exclusion suit

Joe Carlson | October 12, 2013
Executives at Seattle Children's Hospital said they were stunned to learn they had been excluded from two health plans on Washington's new insurance...
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Premiums and Benefits

HHS posts data on available plans in 36 states

Maureen McKinney | October 02, 2013
Having trouble logging in to healthcare.gov? Have no fear. In response to opening-day technical glitches and heavy traffic to its insurance...
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Exxon to extend healthcare to married same-sex couples

New York Times | September 28, 2013
The Exxon Mobil Corporation, which has drawn much criticism for policies related to its gay and lesbian workers, said on Friday that it would extend...
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Medicare

CMS extends PQRS sign-up deadline

Andis Robeznieks | October 16, 2013
Medical groups with 100 physicians or more were given an extra three days to register for the CMS Physician Quality Reporting System, formerly known...
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Geography affects what drugs seniors are prescribed

Lauran Neergaard / Associated Press | October 16, 2013
Where seniors live makes a difference not only in how much healthcare they receive but also the medications they're prescribed—as some miss out...
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Medicaid

States refusing Medicaid expansion leave 5.2M poor people without coverage, lose out on $555M

Harris Meyer | October 16, 2013
Two new studies highlight the heavy impact that state decisions not to expand Medicaid under the federal healthcare reform law will have on...
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Reform Update: Federal exchange won't transfer Medicaid applications until November

Steven Ross Johnson | October 15, 2013
Americans submitting their applications for Medicaid through the federal government's online insurance marketplace in 36 states may want to contact...
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Wellness and Prevention

Insurers lower cost-sharing for preventive drugs

Steven Ross Johnson | October 12, 2013
Some major health insurers have reduced patient cost-sharing for preventive drugs out of a growing realization that lowering cost-sharing improves...
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Flu vaccinations peaked last year, but still short of goals

Steven Ross Johnson | September 26, 2013
Influenza vaccinations among children and healthcare personnel reached record levels last year, according to federal officials, but the overall...
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