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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.

Verma: CMS Will Mull Which COVID-19 Flexibilities May Stick Around Post-Pandemic

The Trump administration has rolled out a slew of policies aimed at offering greater flexibility to payers and providers amid COVID-19. But what changes are likely to stick around long-term?

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Federal Funding Bill Relaxes Medicare Loan Repayment Terms, Delays DSH Cuts

House Democrats' bill to extend funding for the federal government through mid-December included a provision that would relax repayment terms for COVID-19 Medicare loans.

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Where Would A Public Option Leave Brokers?

One of the overriding questions in the upcoming election is: What will happen to health care under a Trump or a Biden presidency? And what would a public option do to health insurance brokers?

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More Americans Lacked Health Insurance Last Year — Even Before Pandemic Hit

The ranks of the nation’s uninsured continued to grow last year, even before the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic that’s devastated the economy, new federal data show.

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Pelosi Says House Will Stay In Session Until Coronavirus Stimulus Deal Is Reached, Moderate Lawmakers Push For Compromise

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday the House will stay in session until a breakthrough is made on a coronavirus stimulus bill, while moderate lawmakers pressed leaders to come up with a relief deal before the November elections.

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COVID-19 Test Charges Range From One Cent To $14,750, Study Finds

COVID-19 relief legislation that lets providers in some cases set their own prices on COVID tests has resulted in charges as high as $14,750, a new study finds.

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Health Care Prices Rising

High prices, widening gaps in insurance coverage and racial disparities in outcomes are tied to wide state-level variation in health care performance that will likely be exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a sweeping new report from The Commonwealth Fund.

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Trump Signs New Executive Order On Prescription Drug Prices

President Trump signed an executive order Sunday that he says lowers prescription drug prices "by putting America first," but experts said the move is unlikely to have any immediate impact.

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‘Mission Of The Century’: 8,000 Cargo Jets Needed To Transport Covid-19 Vaccines Around The World, Says IATA

As global pharmaceutical companies race to complete their Covid-19 vaccine trials, the logistics that will be required to deliver them to all corners of the world are coming into focus -- and it will be a mission like no other.

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Does An Employer Have to Say If Coworker Has Coronavirus?

Does an employer have to say if a coworker has the virus? Employers are generally not required to tell workers when someone in the workplace has tested positive for the coronavirus.

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