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Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius tried to placate members of Congress, promising progress for Healthcare.gov.
The Affordable Care Act's lower-than-projected premiums may dampen healthcare spending significantly more than first estimated, perhaps as much as $190 billion over the next 10 years in savings, according to a recent study from the Center for American Progress.
Overall U.S. healthcare prices remained relatively unchanged from August to September 2013, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
With an eye toward spotting opportunities and avoiding calamity, some large healthcare companies are moving toward going live with ICD-10 early.
The three hours of questioning that CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner faced before the House Ways and Means Committee could be described by some as "a dog and pony show"--just more of the same intense finger-pointing and arguing Americans have grown to expect from federal lawmakers around the Affordable Care Act.
Medical device maker Stryker Corp. will pay $13.3 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle civil charges that the company bribed physicians, healthcare professionals and government officials to obtain or keep business in five countries.
In a large batch of final rules covering about half a dozen Affordable Care Act policies, the Department of Health and Human Services is giving some self-insured and self-administered health plans a two-year exemption from reinsurance fees.
In line with other large insurance companies, Aetna posted lower third-quarter profits -- "another solid performance" from a diversifying business model, as CEO Mark Bertolini said, but just shy of investor expectations.
The senior Republican on the Senate health committee has introduced a bill that would require the administration to provide weekly reports on the Obamacare health insurance exchanges.
Cigna is expanding its role in mobile health through a new partnership with Samsung, which itself is trying to expand in healthcare.