Obama Administration Releases Rules on Wellness Programs

A federal agency on Monday released final rules on how employers can offer workers financial incentives of up to 30 percent of the cost of their cheapest health insurance plans to participate in wellness programs without violating federal laws protecting the confidentiality of medical information.

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Most Americans Want to Replace Obamacare With Single-payer – Including Many Republicans

The politics of Obamacare aren't all that complicated. Republicans have called for the Affordable Care Act to be "repealed and replaced" for years, with only sporadic attempts to articulate what the replacement would be.

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House Challenge to Health Law Could Raise Premiums, Administration Says

Victory for House Republicans in federal court last week could mean significantly higher health insurance premiums for millions of people if the decision is upheld on appeal, the Obama administration said Monday.

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Insurers’ Losses Deepened on ACA Plans in 2015

Many insurers have lost money on the Affordable Care Act plans they sell to consumers. A new analysis shows how much those losses deepened in 2015, the second year of the law’s signature exchanges.

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Undocumented Youths Qualify for Government Health Care

A California law that kicks in Monday makes immigrant children without legal documentation eligible for comprehensive, government-paid health care.

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Insurers Quitting Health Law Exchanges May Still Sell Plans To Individuals

This week I answer readers’ questions about buying plans off the insurance marketplaces and more general questions about coverage.

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Obamacare Premiums In California May Rise 8 Percent Next Year, State Predicts

California’s health insurance exchange estimates that its Obamacare premiums may rise 8 percent on average next year, which would end two consecutive years of more modest 4 percent increases.

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Federal judge strikes down Obamacare payments

Federal district Judge Rosemary Collyer, a Republican appointee, ruled that the law does not provide for the funds insurers need to make health insurance policies under the program affordable.

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Expanding Generic Drug Use Could Save Billions

Health insurers and patients could safely save many billions of dollars annually by swapping out a more expensive drug for a less expensive generic in the same class of drugs, according to a study published Monday.

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Quotit Explains the New Special Enrollment Period (SEP) Rules

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is tightening the rules for certain SEPs and clarifying that SEPs are only available in six defined and limited types of circumstances. Please read below for details regarding the new rules being implemented.

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