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Should PPACA exchanges warm up to brokers?
By Allison BellUrban Institute analysts summarize the arguments against a thaw.
February 02, 2015
On the Third Hand: BossWho, if anyone, has the strength to oppose economic gravity?
February 02, 2015
Drug prices prompt Obama to call for Medicare bargaining powerThe provision is part of the president's 2016 budget proposal.
February 02, 2015
Specialist doctors head for exit as U.S. shifts paymentsMedicare reimbursement changes could be bad for oncologists and neurologists.
February 02, 2015
Drug prices prompt Obama to call for Medicare bargaining powerThe provision is part of the president's 2016 budget proposal.
February 02, 2015
Iowa Republicans: PPACA and terrorism sizzle while social issues still matterBut only 8 percent of likely GOP caucus goers list health care as a top priority.
February 02, 2015
Majority of Medicare Advantage Enrollees Switching From Traditional MedicareA majority of seniors who enrolled in Medicare Advantage between 2006 and 2011 actually switched from traditional Medicare, a change most common among 65- to 69-year olds.
January 30, 2015
View from PPACA World: Ken FasolaAbout 85 percent of HealthMarkets' major medical sales are now PPACA exchange sales.