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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.

Big Pharma Greets Hundreds Of Ex-Federal Workers At The ‘Revolving Door’

Alex Azar’s job hop from drugmaker Eli Lilly to the Trump administration reflects ever-deepening ties between the pharmaceutical industry and the federal government.

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Americans With Employer-Sponsored Insurance Are Spending More On Healthcare, Despite Using Less

Americans who get health insurance through their employers are spending more than ever on healthcare, despite using less healthcare services, according to a new report. 

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Workplace Wellness Programs Are an Exercise in Futility, Latest Research Finds

Workplace wellness programs have two main goals: improve employees’ health and lower their employers’ health-care costs. They’re not very good at either, new research finds.

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Top 10 Employment Discrimination Charges in 2017

A total of 84,254 workplace discrimination charges were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) nationwide during fiscal year (FY) 2017, according to the federal agency.

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Rival Reinsurance Provisions Gain Steam In Congress

GOP leaders from both chambers of Congress want reinsurance. But they want it in different ways.

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Young and Healthy People Tend To Not Stay On Medicaid

Young and healthy people appear to leave Medicaid once they have obtained employment or additional hours at work, according to a new analysis from Avalere Health. 

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Suspending ACA Taxes Will Cost More Than $31B

While industry leaders have applauded Congress’ decision to delay certain Affordable Care Act taxes, the move will cost the government $31.3 billion over 10 years.

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PhRMA Ups Lobbying by 30 Percent in Trump’s First Year of Presidency

The pharmaceutical industry's top trade group responded to growing anger over rising drug costs in 2017 by upping its federal lobbying spending by 30 percent.

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Congress Delays Cadillac Tax Till 2022 And Medical Device Tax For Two Years

Almost no one got everything they wanted out of the Monday deal to reopen the government — except perhaps medical device companies, who managed to fend off an industry-wide excise tax before the first payments were due.

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Government Shutdown Ends, CHIP Funded for 6 Years

Congress brought an end to a three-day government shutdown on Monday as Senate Democrats buckled under pressure to adopt a short-term spending bill to fund government operations without first addressing the fate of young undocumented immigrants.

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