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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.

Mylan’s Grace Period for EpiPen Rebates Could Cost Medicaid Up to $120 Million

Mylan's big settlement with the federal government last week over EpiPen rebates has a $120 million question attached to it.

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Hospitals Say They’re Being Slammed By Drug Price Hikes

Hospitals are getting slammed by drug price hikes that often have nothing to do with improving patient health, a new report has found.

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Employers Shift Higher Health-Care Costs to Workers

Open enrollment season is under way, and when workers get their health-plan information, many of them can expect higher out-of-pocket costs.

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These Health Insurance Mergers Aren’t Alike

Investors have taken a dim view of two big pending health insurance mergers. But the two deals are starting to diverge, which could give investors an opportunity.

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Judge Splits Anthem-Cigna Merger Trial to Expedite Decision

In an effort to expedite her decision, the federal judge overseeing the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust challenge to Anthem and Cigna Corp.'s $53 billion merger will split the trial in two.

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Government to Pick Plans for Displaced Health Law Customers

The Obama administration is worried that insurers bailing out of the health law's markets may prompt their customers to drop out, too. So it plans to match affected consumers with remaining insurance companies.

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DMHC Launches Health Plan Dashboard Making Data & Information More Transparent

The Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) today launched the Health Plan Dashboard, an online tool to make health plan data more transparent and accessible to the public.

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About 2.5 Million People Missing Out On Obamacare Tax Credits

About 2.5 million people are missing out on tax credits to lower the cost of their insurance, because they are buying health insurance plans off the federal and state health care exchanges, federal regulators said Tuesday.

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So You Think Obamacare Is A Disaster? Here’s How California Is Proving You Wrong

Even as turmoil in insurance markets nationwide fuels renewed election-year attacks on the Affordable Care Act, California is emerging as a clear illustration of what the law can achieve.

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The Word & Brown Companies Recognized with Inaugural Gold Stevie Award for Great Employers

The Word & Brown Companies have been named employer of the year winner in the insurance category at the inaugural Stevie® Awards for Great Employers.

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