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Critics of health care law prepare to battle over insurance exchange subsidies (New York Times)
By Staff WriterThe issue is whether the subsidies will be available in exchanges set up and run by the federal government in states that fail or refuse to establish their own exchanges.
July 10, 2012
Mercer: Most Employers Haven’t Met PPACA’s 2014 RequirementsMost employers have yet to develop a strategy to meet requirements that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will impose on employers beginning in 2014, new research reveals.
July 10, 2012
Kansas to Review Acquisition of Medicaid ContractorThe deal comes after the state awarded an Amerigroup subsidiary a contract to manage its Medicaid program.
July 09, 2012
Gov. Perry Tells Feds Texas Won't Expand MedicaidGov. Rick Perry said Monday that Texas won't establish an online marketplace for patients to shop for insurance or expand Medicaid, two key elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
July 09, 2012
Unum Preps Employers for Open EnrollmentThe company is urging employers to give employees at least three weeks to absorb messages through three different channels.
July 09, 2012
HHS: 89 ACOs Start UpHHS says a total of 154 organizations are now participating in ACO programs and related "shared savings" programs.
July 09, 2012
Margie Barrie: Some LTCI Beats NoneBarrie told brokers in Las Vegas for the NAHU convention that she's changed her mind about modest amounts of LTCI coverage.
July 09, 2012
On the Third Hand: What's EssentialWe have to find a middle ground between letting poor, uninsured people die on the sidewalk and tyranny of the anecdote.