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HHS Helping Create Health Care Exchange Prototypes

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Robert Hay
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 23: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (2ndL) speaks as Jim Houser (L), a small business owner from Oregon, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (2ndR), and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) listen during a news conference September 23, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats held the news conference to announce the implementation of provisions in the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Fears over the high cost of creating and running the state-based health care exchanges has prompted the Department of Health and Human Services to fund the creation of exchange prototypes. Dubbed “Early Innovators”, the program will select five state proposals … Continue reading →

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ASAE Requests Waiver for Grandfathered Plans

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Robert Hay
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius speaks during a news conference to explain how the Obama administration is combating Medicare fraud and to release tips and information for Medicare beneficiaries to avoid medical identity theft at HHS headquarters in Washington on October 15, 2009. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg Photo via Newscom

After the administration recently granted waivers to some large employers struggling to comply with parts of the new health care law, ASAE this week reiterated its request that transitional relief be granted to small and medium-sized employers as well. ASAE’s … Continue reading →

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Administration Pushes Immediate Health Care Changes

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Robert Hay

The Obama Administration today announced its next set of regulations to provide further detail for the new health care law as well as highlight some of the benefits already in place.  Today, the president and administration officials are meeting with … Continue reading →

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Draft Regulations Released for Older Dependent Coverage

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Robert Hay

Three Cabinet agencies released joint regulations on the extension of dependent coverage to adults under age 27 yesterday, providing a draft of the rules that will govern part of the health care reform law that goes into effect on September … Continue reading →

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HHS Expected to Release Guidance on Expanded Dependents Coverage

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Robert Hay

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could release as early as today an interim final rule on the provision in the health care reform bill allowing dependents up to age 26 to remain on a parent’s health care … Continue reading →

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