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IRS: CO-OPs Can't Lobby
By Allison BellThe new Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan health insurers should keep their political views to themselves.
March 11, 2011
Survey: Employers Anticipate Continuing Rise in Healthcare CostsEmployers expect health care costs to rise slightly more in 2011 than in 2010, according to a new report.
March 10, 2011
White House Backs BerwickPresident Obama is sticking with the man he has nominated to be the next head of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
March 10, 2011
Sebelius Letter Slams House Budget Impact on Medicare ProgramsThe proposed House budget for the rest of the current fiscal year will severely curtail the ability of the federal government to make payments to vendors under various Medicare programs.
March 10, 2011
AHIP: Many Factors - Not Just PPACA - Responsible for Soaring Health CostsThe Affordable Care Act is one - but just one - of the major contributors to recent increases in health costs, according to America's Health Insurance Plans.
March 10, 2011
PPACA: HHS Officials Unveil Flexibility DetailsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given more information about the process states can use to ask for waivers from the standard Affordable Care Act coverage expansion rules.
March 10, 2011
CBO: To Cut the Deficit, Cut Health CostsReducing health care costs could play a major role in reducing defense costs as well as overall federal expenditures.
March 10, 2011
Voss on PPACA: Let's Keep GoingSusan Voss, president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, says it is the duty of state regulators to move forward with implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of their political views.