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Compliance

This section focuses on health care compliance and regulations – both national and state – including the ACA. It includes changes in health care law, regulation, and court decisions and their impact on health insurance professionals, employers, and individuals.

White House To Host COVID-19 Vaccine Summit

The Trump administration has invited leading vaccine manufacturers, drug distributors, and government officials to a “Covid-19 Vaccine Summit” next week, just two days before a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting to consider the first U.S. application for a Covid-19 vaccine.

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Group Launches Ads Opposing Bipartisan Fix To ‘Surprise’ Medical Bills

A fiscally conservative group is putting six figures behind new digital ads aimed at sinking a measure to ban the “surprise” medical bills patients get from hospitals and services that aren’t covered by insurance.

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OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths. Many Didn’t.

As Walter Veal cared for residents at the Ludeman Developmental Center in suburban Chicago, he saw the potential future of his grandson, who has autism.

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Bipartisan Group Of Senators Unveils $908 Billion Stimulus Plan, Aiming To Break Partisan Logjam

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a stimulus proposal worth about $908 billion on Tuesday, aiming to break a months-long partisan impasse over providing emergency federal relief to the U.S. economy.

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Insurers Will Be Financially ‘Unscathed’ By COVID-19 But Must Adapt To Industry Evolution

While insurers are set to weather COVID-19's financial storm, an inability to keep up with how the pandemic is changing healthcare will be credit-negative in the long term, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service.

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Moderna Says New Data Shows COVID Vaccine Is More Than 94% Effective, Plans To Ask FDA For Emergency Clearance Later...

Moderna said Monday it will request emergency clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its coronavirus vaccine after new data confirms the vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19 and was safe.

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Premiums, Deductibles Take Up Growing Portion Of Workers’ Incomes

Health plan premiums are taking up an increasing portion of employees' incomes, according to a new study.

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Trump Officials Preparing To Move Forward With Major Step To Lower Medicare Drug Prices

The Trump administration is preparing to move forward with a major proposal to lower drug prices and rulemaking could come as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the effort.

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Payer Participation In ACA Exchanges Rises For Third Year In A Row: KFF

More insurers are entering the Affordable Care Act exchanges for the third year in a row, resulting in more options for consumers, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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COVID-19 Surge Threatens Hospital Finances

Hospital operating margins are poised to fall as COVID-19 cases increase, new data show. Although the federal relief funding buoyed hospitals, the median hospital operating margin still dropped 1.2 percentage points (8.5%) year over year, and 1.7 percentage points (18.7%) for January through

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