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Medicare cuts weigh on UnitedHealth
By Alex NussbaumThe CEO says further tightening could be "extraordinarily disruptive."
January 16, 2014
Best & Worst States for Fiscal HealthThe Mercatus Center ranked the states using four measures of short- and long-term financial health.
January 15, 2014
CMS confirms risk pool extensionThe agency has posted a notice on the PCIP site and posted a memo for state risk pool managers.
January 15, 2014
Watchdog: Medicare overpays for men's pumpsInvestigators found that other payers get vacuum erection systems for less than half the CMS price.
January 15, 2014
Watchdog: Medicare overpays for men's pumpsInvestigators found that other payers get vacuum erection systems for less than half the CMS price.
January 15, 2014
New York acts on eating disorder parity caseRegulators say the parity rules apply to nutrition counseling benefits.
January 15, 2014
Judge dismisses PPACA subsidy suitA D.C. court lets HHS exchanges and state-based exchanges offer the same tax credits.