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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.

UnitedHealth Reports $3.7 Billion in Earnings for Q4

UnitedHealth Group Inc. says its U.S. commercial health insurance enrollment grew faster than its government plan and international health insurance enrollment in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Supreme Court Will Review Decision on State PBM Price Regulation

The Supreme Court will be reviewing a decision by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals that held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act restricts states’ ability to regulate how pharmacy benefit managers set drug prices charged to pharmacies and by extension to consumers.

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Trump Administration Says Obamacare Lawsuit Can Wait Until After the Election

The Department of Justice told the Supreme Court that the case did not represent an “emergency” that would require a speedy ruling.

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‘Concierge’ Medicine Gets More Affordable But Is Still Not Widespread

Some people spend $200 a month on the golf course or on a fancy cable TV package, says David Westbrook, a hospital executive in Kansas City, Mo. His splurge? He pays Dr. John Dunlap $133 a month for what he considers exceptional primary care.

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Cigna, Oscar Health to Launch Co-Branded Health Plans for Small Businesses

Cigna and Oscar Health are joining forces to offer health benefits for small employers. The Cigna + Oscar plans will be fully insured and available on the small group market, the insurers announced.

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Trump Administration Issues New Rule on Joint Employer Liability

The Trump Administration announced a final rule setting forth standards for determining joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a rule that has been sought by franchisers and companies that employ contract workers.

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Appeals Court Skeptical of Trump Rule On TV Drug Ads

Drugmakers and the administration headed to court Monday in a fight over a Trump rule that would require companies to disclose the list prices of their drugs in television advertising.

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77K Sign Up for Health Insurance Through Nevada’s Online Exchange

Nevada’s state-run health insurance marketplace reported that more than 77,000 people signed up for coverage next year through the website.

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ObamaCare Market Stable and Profitable Despite Loss of Individual Mandate

The ObamaCare market is “stable” and profitable for insurers despite the repeal of the law’s mandate to have coverage, a new analysis finds.

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5 Health Care Fights to Watch in 2020

Advocates hope lawmakers can beat the odds and move major health care legislation in the new year.

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