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Lawmakers question PPACA Basic Health Program funding
By Allison BellTwo top Republicans are asking how the plans operate without a congressional appropriation.
May 31, 2016
NCOIL chief to feds: Your regs ban exchange HSAsConsidine says new HHS exchange plan out-of-pocket cost rules conflict with health savings account rules.
May 31, 2016
CMS posts new Medicare agent sample testThe first question in the new test refers to urgent care benefits.
May 31, 2016
CMS posts new Medicare agent sample testThe first question in the new test refers to urgent care benefits.
May 31, 2016
View: Medicare finds an obvious fix for high drug costsThe authors say the current system encourages doctors to administer expensive medications.
May 31, 2016
View: Medicare finds an obvious fix for high drug costsThe authors say the current system encourages doctors to administer expensive medications.
May 31, 2016
Gilead subpoenaed as feds probe drugmaker-charity connectionsMedicare co-pay charities are not supposed to influence which drugs patients actually use.
May 31, 2016
More in debt than Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands rejects rescueChallenges include pension obligations and the U.S. funding formulas for Medicare and Medicaid.