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On the Third Hand: Rate filings
By Allison BellHaving public access to a standardized rate filing database is helpful.
April 14, 2016
View: Doctor-pay reform crawls at the speed of MedicareOnly 20,000 of the 290,000 U.S. primary-care doctors are likely to participate in a payment reform pilot.
April 14, 2016
Electability fears stymie Ted Cruz’s rise as Republican saviorHis scorched-earth PPACA-repeal strategy won friends, but it also made enemies.
April 13, 2016
Join the 1% and live a decade longerIncome inequality is extending the lives of America's richest more than ever.
April 13, 2016
House Energy to CMS: You owe Treasury PPACA reinsurance moneyRepublicans say $3.5 billion of the cash going to health insurers should go to taxpayers.
April 13, 2016
House Energy to CMS: You owe Treasury PPACA reinsurance moneyRepublicans say $3.5 billion of the cash going to health insurers should go to taxpayers.
April 13, 2016
PPACA 2017: Cigna might sell through Virginia exchangeUnitedHealth appears to be leaving the state's exchange but staying in the off-exchange market.
April 13, 2016
PPACA 2017: Cigna might sell through Virginia exchangeUnitedHealth appears to be leaving the state's exchange but staying in the off-exchange market.