Congress Returns to Busy Fall Schedule
The House and Senate are scheduled to return today from a month-long break facing an extremely busy legislative calendar. Read more.
As trauma centers multiply, rural coverage lags
For trauma victims, reaching treatment as quickly as possible — 60 minutes is the common benchmark — has long been seen as critical to survival. Read more.
GOP Ability To Dismantle Health Law Expires At Month's End
Senate Republicans will soon run out of time to rely on their slim majority to dismantle the Obama health law. Read more.
Bipartisan Group of Governors Submits ACA Market Stability Plan
On Wednesday, a group of eight bipartisan governors led by John Kasich (R-OH) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) released their blueprint on how to stabilize the ACA marketplaces ahead of the 2018 plan year. Read more.
Compliance Cornered: Counting Employees Not as Easy as 1…2…3
Most children can count to 10 in preschool. The average child can count to 200 at age six. But, employee benefit professionals know that counting – when counting employees – is anything but easy. Read more.
The Same Agency That Runs Obamacare Is Using Taxpayer Money to Undermine It
The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would slash spending on advertising and promotion for the Affordable Care Act, but it has already been waging a multi-pronged campaign against it. Read more.
Millions who buy health insurance brace for double-digit increases
Millions of people who buy individual health insurance policies and get no financial help from the Affordable Care Act are bracing for another year of double-digit premium increases, and their frustration is boiling over. Read more.
PinnacleHealth's new hospitals to remain in Humana network
Another insurer has reached an agreement ensuring patient access to four hospitals PinnacleHealth acquired earlier this summer. Read more.
Judge issues possible death blow to overtime changes
The same Texas judge who temporarily blocked the implementation of last year's overtime changes has now issued what experts are calling a final knockout to those changes. Read more.
PinnacleHealth wraps merger with UPMC, becomes UPMC Pinnacle
PinnacleHealth has a new name, and two new affiliations. Read more.
Oregon removes nearly 55,000 people from Medicaid after they failed eligibility checks
Oregon has kicked nearly 55,000 people off its Medicaid program, after the state found they no longer qualified or failed to respond to an eligibility check. Read more.
Trump Administration Wants to Stabilize Health Markets but Won’t Say How
A Trump administration official said Wednesday that the administration wanted to stabilize health insurance markets, but refused to say if the government would promote enrollment this fall under the Affordable Care Act or pay for the activities of counselors who help people sign up for coverage. Read more.
Trump Ramps Up Obamacare Sabotage With Huge Cuts To Enrollment Programs
President Donald Trump’s administration has taken more steps to undermine the Obamacare marketplaces it’s responsible for managing. Read more.
CMS Ties 2018 Navigator Grants to 2017 Performance
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will base the next round of grants for health insurance Navigator organizations on how well the organizations have been making their numbers, officials say. Read more.
