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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.

Drug Industry Group Starts Ad Campaign to Defend Pricing

A top pharmaceutical lobbying group is launching an ad campaign to defend drugmakers that have been under fire for their pricing practices.

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How Kaiser Permanente Aims to Boost the ‘Cool’ Factor in Health

Patients are behaving more like consumers when it comes to healthcare, which presents a unique opportunity to make health “cooler,” according to Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson.

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A Scary Obamacare Mystery

Pop quiz: Are the Obamacare exchanges a success? Your answer should take into account three recent pieces of news about the online marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act:

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A Push to Lower Drug Prices That Hit Insurers and Employers the Hardest

Americans have expressed outrage at drug companies for raising prices on products like EpiPen, the severe allergy treatment needed by thousands of children, and Daraprim, a rarely used but essential drug to treat a parasitic infection.

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People Slammed by Medical Bills

People struck by surprise medical bills are easy to find.

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Lobbyists Prepare for Clinton Win

In late summer, after the Democratic National Convention ended, a powerful trade group in Washington had a message for its industry: Hillary Clinton, at that moment, was likely to win the White House.

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Percentage of Uninsured Historically Low

The number of uninsured people in the U.S. remained at a historic low in early 2016, according to a federal survey that found 8.6% of respondents without health coverage at the time of the interview.

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Obama Pledges Redoubled Efforts to Make Health Law Successful

President Barack Obama made a personal bid Monday to shore up his signature health law as it heads into its final test of his administration, urging insurers selling plans on HealthCare.gov to stay the course and pledging redoubled efforts by the government to make the law a success.

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The Right PEO Partner Can Be Good for Brokers

Reaching out to a past opponent can be difficult, but it can also be rewarding. It’s important to remember that people and organizations can change. A rival from childhood could become a good friend later in life. A former competitor could be your future business partner. Old attitudes fade because they need to change. It’s a new world to grow your business, ...

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U.S. Health Law Faces Critical Year

Significant spikes in premiums, insurer dropouts and persistently low enrollment numbers are combining to make this fall’s sign-up period a crossroads for the Obama administration’s signature health law.

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