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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.

Pulling Back Curtain On Hospital Prices Adds New Wrinkle In Cost Control

As President Donald Trump was fighting with Congress over the shutdown and funding for a border wall, his administration implemented a new rule that could be a game changer for health care.

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Uninsured Rate at Highest Level Since 2014

The percentage of Americans without health insurance has reached its highest point since 2014, when ObamaCare was still in its early years of implementation. 

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CMS Wants to End Silver-Loading

The CMS issued a proposed rule on Thursday that would cut Affordable Care Act user fees and laid the groundwork to eliminate "silver-loading." 

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Legislators Look to Slash ACA Cadillac Tax

House lawmakers introduced legislation this week in a new attempt to repeal the Cadillac tax, the Affordable Care Act's tax on high-cost health plans that has been a continuing pain point for employers.

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CMS App Provides Details On Fee-For-Service Medicare Coverage

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a mobile application that enables consumers to determine whether Medicare covers a specific medical item or service.

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Pharma Stocks in Focus as Congress Kicks Off Drug Cost Hearings Tuesday

Watch pharmaceutical stocks on Tuesday as the new Congress kicks off its first hearings on drug pricing this year.

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Las Vegas Valley Hospitals’ Price Lists Require Decoder Ring

If you need an “ICD PRTCTA DR US MR BCP” procedure at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, the charge will be $100,000. If, instead, you’re destined for a “Card perf spect mlt with and without wm/ef” at Valley Hospital Medical Center, it will run $15,917.

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Trump Calls for Cracking Down On Surprise Medical Bills

President Trump on Wednesday spoke out against surprise medical bills that patients often cannot afford, highlighting an issue that has received bipartisan concern in Congress.

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Uninsured Rate at Highest Level Since 2014

The percentage of Americans without health insurance has reached its highest point since 2014, when ObamaCare was still in its early years of implementation. 

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Crisis Intervention is Focus of Nevada Mental Health Bills

Nevada’s behavioral health policy leaders are looking to improve crisis intervention and gather data in the 2019 legislative session.

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