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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.

Dem Platform Calls For End To Obamacare Tax

Democrats drove another nail into the coffin of the unpopular "Cadillac" tax on expensive health plans created under Obamacare.

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The 5 States Driving MA Market Penetration Growth

Increased market penetration has been a significant driver of Medicare Advantage plan membership over the last three years, according to a new brief from Mark Farrah Associates. This has been especially true in five states where MA penetration growth exceeded the national rate.

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Only A Third of These Obamacare Insurers Made Money On Their Plans In

It was hard to make money selling Obamacare health insurance in the first year. Next year might not be much easier.

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Rate Hikes Show Rising Health Costs and Obamacare’s Flaws

The big rate increases announced last week for health insurance policies sold by California’s version of the federal health reform are the latest evidence that the Affordable Care Act, despite its name, cannot do much to tame the rise of health care costs.

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No Primary Care Doc? We’ll Get You One

Health insurers are gearing up to comply with a new Covered California rule that will require them next year to ensure that all enrollees have a primary care provider.

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Justice Dept. Will Seek to Block 2 Health Insurance Mergers

The Justice Department is preparing lawsuits to block two giant health insurance deals, according to a person briefed on the matter, continuing a spate of antitrust actions in a whirlwind year for mergers and acquisitions.

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UnitedHealth’s Profit Surges, Yet Affordable Care Act Drags

UnitedHealth's second-quarter earnings jumped 11 percent to trump expectations even though the nation's largest health insurer took a bigger hit than expected from coverage linked to the Affordable Care Act.

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DOL Wants Small Health Plan Sponsors to File Annual 5500 Returns

The U.S. Department of Labor wants to use major changes to the Form 5500 benefit plan annual return program to get more information about U.S. group health plans.

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Nevada Wants More Feedback On Health Insurance Rate Hikes

Health insurance costs for about 240,000 Nevadans who buy individual or small-group plans are expected to rise next year, and state officials want consumers to offer feedback before the proposed rates are locked in in coming weeks.

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National Health Spending to Surpass $10,000 a Person in 2016

National health spending will average more than $10,000 a person this year for the first time, the Obama administration said Wednesday, a milestone that heralds somewhat faster growth in health spending after several years of exceptionally low growth.

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