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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.

Top Adviser To Operation Warp Speed Calls An October Vaccine ‘Extremely Unlikely’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking states to have a plan in place to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as late October — but that doesn't mean an effective treatment will be ready quite so soon.

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Independent, Smaller Hospitals Will Need To Make Tough Choices To Survive COVID-19 Financial Crisis: Analysis

Independent hospitals could need to make drastic decisions such as reducing service lines or workforces to survive the cash crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new analysis finds.

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Nevada Health Link Offering Coverage For Those Who Are Jobless Or Lost Insurance

The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, Nevada’s state agency that helps individuals secure affordable health coverage through the online State Based Exchange (SBE) platform, Nevada Health Link, is reminding uninsured Nevadans they may qualify for a Special Enrollment Period if they have a qualifying life event.

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Free Coronavirus Testing Program Begins In Las Vegas Area

Health officials in Las Vegas are launching a drive-thru coronavirus testing blitz, with help from the federal government and a goal of reaching 60,000 people.

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Pelosi, Mnuchin Talk Stimulus But Stalemate Remains

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone on Tuesday but did not make headway on a weeks-long stalemate over a stimulus package to provide Americans with economic relief from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Trump Says He Will Meet With Drugmakers This Week Over Pricing

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he planned to meet with pharmaceutical companies this week regarding his so-called most- favored-nation executive order aimed at lowering drug prices paid by the U.S. federal government.

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CDC Asks States To Plan For Potential Vaccine Distribution Starting In Late October

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked states to prepare to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine as soon as late October, according to a series of planning documents sent to public health officials last week.

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Mnuchin Says McConnell May Introduce New Coronavirus Bill Next Week

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will “hopefully” unveil a new coronavirus relief bill next week.

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Anthem, Cigna Can’t Collect Billions In Damages Over Failed Merger

A Delaware court ruled Monday that neither Anthem nor Cigna Corp. may recover any damages after they failed to complete their proposed $54 billion merger, which would have created the nation's largest health insurer.

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White House Announces Deal To Provide 150 Million Rapid Coronavirus Tests

The White House announced a deal Thursday with Abbott Laboratories to produce 150 million rapid coronavirus tests that will allow users to obtain results in 15 minutes from a small card.

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