Highmark Update: Allegheny Health Network and Saint Vincent Hospital Break Ground on Health + Wellness Pavilion East Side
On Friday, March 9, officials from Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Saint Vincent Hospital joined leaders in Erie to officially break ground on the new AHN Health + Wellness Pavilion East Side, located at 4950 Buffalo Road in Harborcreek Township. Read more.
DOL’s New Payroll Audit Program Aims to Enhance Wage & Hour Compliance
Just last week, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the DOL announced a new pilot program called the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. Read more.
Leg Reg Review #9 - 03/12/2018
March 13 is the date of the special election pitting PA House Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Washington/Allegheny) against former Assistant District Attorney Conor Lamb in the 18th congressional district to fill the remainder of former U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy’s term. Read more.
7 Facts About the Trump Team's New Association Health Plan Proposal
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today posted draft regulations that could let a trade group offer a nationwide association health (AHP) plan for its member employers. Read more.
The first target on drug prices: pharmacy benefit managers
After months of circular finger-pointing over high drug prices, lawmakers, administration officials and parts of the health care industry seem to have settled on an initial target: pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen that health insurers and employers hire to negotiate with drug companies. Read more.
Red-state changes could strengthen ACA, Medicaid
By making their Affordable Care Act marketplaces and Medicaid programs more conservative, the leaders of several red states may actually strengthen the ACA and Medicaid by creating a stronger Republican constituency for both programs. Read more.
CMS Rejects Idaho Proposal for non-Affordable Care Act Plans
The head of President Trump’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says state efforts to save their individual major markets still have to comply within the Affordable Care Act. Read more.
A Health Plan 'Down Payment' Is One Way States Try Retooling Individual Mandate
As congressional Republicans and the Trump administration keep chipping away at the Affordable Care Act, a number of states are enacting laws that aim to safeguard its central provisions. Read more.
Trump administration warns Idaho against its rebel insurance plans
The Trump administration issued a written warning to Idaho on Thursday that an audacious maneuver by the state to allow health plans that fall outside the Affordable Care Act’s insurance rules “may not be substantially enforcing” the law. Read more.
Cigna to Acquire Express Scripts for $67 Billion
Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) and Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ: ESRX) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Cigna will acquire Express Scripts in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $67 billion, including Cigna's assumption of approximately $15 billion in Express Scripts debt. Read more.
4/11 PrimePay Webinar Series Part 2 – Embracing Compliance: Small & Large Group Case Studies
Our two-part webinar series will focus on how to utilize your clients' compliance challenges to grow and strengthen your agency. Read more.
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