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Feds post PPACA risk program regs
By Allison BellOnly QHPs and their cousins can get risk corridor money.
March 05, 2014
CBO lowers PPACA enrollment projectionsAnalysts note that they know little about future insurance premiums and enrollment.
March 05, 2014
CBO lowers PPACA enrollment projectionsAnalysts note that they know little about future insurance premiums and enrollment.
March 05, 2014
Obama expected to extend old health plan renewalAmericans who kept health plans that didnt comply with PPACA requirements will be able to renew those policies for two more years, according to a person familiar with the matter.
March 05, 2014
Biogen buys rights to experimental Alzheimer drugs(Bloomberg) -- Biogen Idec Inc., a maker of multiple sclerosis drugs, has acquired the rights to experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatments from…
March 05, 2014
Medicaid plans slow to cover $84,000-per-patient hepatitis C regimenThe pills work better than other drugs, but taking them costs about $1,000 per day.
March 05, 2014
Official sees Medicare summary notice problemsInvestigators found signs of possible fraud in 3.5 percent of undelivered notices.
March 05, 2014
Official sees Medicare summary notice problemsInvestigators found signs of possible fraud in 3.5 percent of undelivered notices.