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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.

Clinton Rolls Out Sanders-Like Healthcare Plan

Hillary Clinton formally adopted a more progressive stance on healthcare in a proposal released Saturday, as part of an effort to appease Bernie Sanders and his supporters.

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Obama Renews Call For A Public Option In Health Law

President Barack Obama Monday called on Congress to revisit the controversial idea of providing a government-run insurance plan as part of the offerings under the Affordable Care Act.

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Brand-Name Drugs’ High Copays Soak Medicare Part D Patients

A new study takes a fresh measure of generic drugs’ price advantages, revealing how much more Medicare Part D patients shelled out in copayments for two popular brand-name drugs in 2013.

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House G.O.P Returns Focus to Obamacare’s Spending Authority

The Obama administration knowingly spent billions in health care dollars without proper congressional authority and went to “great lengths” to impede congressional scrutiny of the money, Republicans on two major House committees said in a report that will be made public on Thursday.

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Court Strikes Down Obama Health Care Rule on Insurance Standards

A federal appeals court has ruled that consumers must be allowed to buy certain types of health insurance that do not meet the stringent standards of the Affordable Care Act, deciding that the administration had gone beyond the terms of federal law.

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Insurers’ Spending on Costly Meds Soared From 2003-14

The latest study of medicine prices finds U.S. insurers' spending on expensive prescription drugs nearly quadrupled from 2003 through 2014, when the number of such prescriptions filled tripled.

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Anthem-Cigna Breakup Could Prompt Chase for Smaller Acquisitions

As doubts continue to swirl around Anthem’s acquisition of Cigna, a potential breakup would leave both insurers looking to acquire smaller plans, according to Bloomberg.

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Reportedly, Aetna Launches Medicare Advantage Asset Sale

Aetna Inc has launched an auction to sell a portfolio of Medicare Advantage assets as it seeks antitrust approval for its $37 billion acquisition of U.S. health insurance peer Humana Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Drug Coupons May Save You Money, But They’re Keeping Prices High. Here’s How.

A few months back, after returning from a family vacation that involved lots of pool time, my 9-year-old son complained that his ear hurt. A Sunday morning trip to urgent care brought a diagnosis of swimmer’s ear — an infection of the outer ear canal — and a prescription for ear drops.

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If You Want To Spend A Bundle On Your Bundle Of Joy, Go To Northern California

Everyone knows that real estate is no bargain in Northern California. It turns out that giving birth ain’t cheap either.

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