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Opponents of the tax fear that more out-of-pocket costs for consumers will add to the difficulty many Americans already have paying their medical bills, now that high-deductible health plans are commonplace.
Medicaid spending soared nearly 14 percent last year--its biggest annual increase in at least two decades--as a result of millions of newly eligible low-income enrollees signing up under the Affordable Care Act, according to a report released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Opponents of the tax fear that more out-of-pocket costs for consumers will add to the difficulty many Americans already have paying their medical bills, now that high-deductible health plans are commonplace.
Ten million people are expected to get health insurance coverage through the Obamacare insurance exchanges by the end of 2016, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Thursday, as the government sees more conservative growth in the future than it had hoped.
While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a year's grace period this summer when it comes to claims coded with ICD-10, not all large commercial payers are following suit.
While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a year's grace period this summer when it comes to claims coded with ICD-10, not all large commercial payers are following suit.
Health Republic Insurance is latest co-op to fail in ACA attempt to offer alternative to large plans
Due to concerns of insolvency, federal and state officials have ordered the nonprofit co-op Health Republic Insurance of New York to cease writing policies and to close by the end of the year.
Due to concerns of insolvency, federal and state officials have ordered the nonprofit co-op Health Republic Insurance of New York to cease writing policies and to close by the end of the year.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid continues to see improvement in the number of beneficiaries enrolled in high-performing Medicare Advantage plans, according to its 2016 Star Ratings released on October 8.
A survey of 700 benefits professionals show private insurance exchanges are becoming the plan of choice for employers who see the potential for decreased costs and a way out of the 2018 Cadillac Tax.