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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.

Trump’s Executive Order: What it Means

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday morning that he said would begin “saving the American people from the nightmare of Obamacare.” On Thursday evening, he announced he would stop making scheduled payments to insurance companies that help them lower deductibles for low-income customers. There’s a lot that’s still uncertain about how the two actions will change the health law. Here’s what we know so far.

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Key Senators Reach Bipartisan Health-Care Subsidy Deal, and Trump Expresses Support

A pair of leading Republican and Democratic senators reached an agreement Tuesday to fund key federal health-care subsidies that President Trump ended last week — and the president expressed support for the plan.

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Governor Inks Support for Some Key Health Bills, Nixes Others

Facing a Sunday deadline to approve or reject measures passed by the legislature this year, Brown weighed in on some key health care bills, including measures to protect Californians who buy insurance for themselves.

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Trump Promises Action On Drug Prices

President Trump on Monday attacked prescription drug companies and hinted at taking action to bring down rising drug prices.

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Trump’s New Talk on U.S. Drug Prices Sends Biotech Index Down

President Donald Trump isn’t done talking about U.S. drug prices, and investors aren’t done worrying about what he might do.

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No Progress on Negotiations to Fund Children’s Health Insurance Program

Negotiations on a bipartisan bill to fund the popular Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have made little progress, a top House Republican said Monday. 

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Clock Is Ticking On Covered California 25% Increase Decision

Covered California has been holding out on setting its premium rate increases, but time is wearing thin.

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Bill to Rescue Children’s Health Program Hits Snag in House

Legislation to rescue the Children’s Health Insurance Program sailed through a Senate committee on Wednesday, but touched off a partisan conflict in the House, diminishing hopes that the popular program would be quickly refinanced.

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House GOP Budget Sets Up Next Healthcare Battle

The House on Thursday passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan that promises deep cuts to social programs while paving the way for Republicans to rewrite the tax code later this year.

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Dems Warn California Voters in New Health Care Ad: “Just Like a Zombie, Repeal Keeps Coming Back”

Republicans may have abandoned their latest effort to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, but some advocacy groups aren't letting the issue go so easily.

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