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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.

Pharmaceutical Company Has Hiked Price On Aid-In-Dying Drug

When California’s aid-in-dying law takes effect this June, terminally ill patients who decide to end their lives could be faced with a hefty bill for the lethal medication. It retails for more than $3,000.

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Report Offers a Mixed View of Health Care Law Costs

More people will be enrolled in Medicaid than predicted a year ago, fewer will be covered through the new public insurance marketplaces and the overall cost of insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act will be higher than expected last year, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday.

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Centene Completes Health Net Deal After Protracted Review

It took almost two months longer than expected, but Medicaid insurer Centene Corp. finally closed on its Health Net deal after winning approval from skeptical California regulators. The value of the deal, including debt, has been revised to $6 billion.

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On Obamacare’s 6th Birthday, Medicaid Expansion Creates Jobs, Saves Money

You know that lying on your resume is an absolute no-no. And while you’d (hopefully) never fake a degree, there are some times when it’s unclear what is an OK way to stand out (e.g., listing a more descriptive job title—within reason!) and what starts to cross the line.

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Employers Catch a Break on Updated Benefit Summaries

Employers will have plenty of time to comply with upcoming regulatory changes to the annual summary of health care benefits and coverages they must distribute to employees, according to a U.S. Department of Labor notice.

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Health Care Fades Into The Background Of 2016 Election Cycle

With Obamacare battles largely behind us, presidential candidates in 2016 seem focused on other issues.

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Legislation Would Shield FSA, H.S.A. Contributions From ACA Excise Tax

Group health plans would be much less likely to trigger the health care reform law's so-called Cadillac tax on costly premiums under legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Why Obamacare’s Tax Credits Failed Small Businesses

It’s as if the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits for small businesses were designed to fail: Six years after Obamacare was enacted, few companies are taking advantage of tax breaks that were supposed to make health insurance more affordable.

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Long-Term Care Insurance: Less Bang, More Buck

Mary Julia Klimenko thought she was prudent 20 years ago when she invested in a long-term care insurance policy, one she believed would help pay for the care she’d need as she aged.

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Coinsurance Trend Means Seniors Likely To Face Higher Out-Of-Pocket Drug Costs

Medicare beneficiaries may get dinged with higher prescription drug bills this year because more than half of covered drugs in standalone plans require them to pay a percentage of the cost rather than a flat fee, a new analysis found.

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