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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.

Covered California, Immigration Advocates Urge Enrollment by Mixed Status Families

Many Californians eligible for Medi-Cal or Covered California -- particularly in families of mixed immigration status -- have been reluctant to seek coverage.

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Officials Say Price Comparison Is Crucial to Choosing Health Plans

The Obama administration on Thursday said that millions of people with health insurance purchased in the new federal marketplace would need to switch to different health plans to avoid increases in premiums or reductions in the subsidies they received from the government.

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Costly Hepatitis ‘C’ Drug Makers Face New Fire

A Senate hearing on Wednesday into the staggering cost of specialty drugs to treat the deadly Hepatitis C virus has once again raised the question of how far the government should go to try to beat down pharmaceutical costs without discouraging research and development or creating drug shortages.

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Consumers May Miss Out On Subsidies Due To Uncertainty About Job-Based Coverage

Confusion about whether some types of job-based coverage disqualify consumers from signing up for subsidized insurance through the health law's marketplaces may lead some people to buy skimpier employer plans instead.

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Health Law Impacts Primary Care Doc Shortage

When Olivia Papa signed up for a new health plan last year, her insurance company assigned her to a primary care doctor.

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Growth In U.S. Health Spending In 2013 Is Lowest Since 1960

National health spending grew 3.6 percent in 2013, the lowest annual increase since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began tracking the statistic in 1960, officials said Wednesday.

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Obamacare Sign-Ups Top 765,000 in First Two Weeks

Just two weeks into Obamacare's second open-enrollment period, more than 765,000 people have selected insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act's exchanges, the Health and Human Services Department said Wednesday.

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Supreme Court Federal Exchange Issue

Exactly what would happen to the Affordable Care Act if the Supreme Court invalidates tax credits in the three dozen states where the federal government runs the program?

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Study Shows Need for Payment Reform, According to California Physicians Group

The costs per patient for hospital-owned physician groups are higher than in groups owned by physicians themselves, according to a new UC-Berkeley study.

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Suit on Health Law Puts Focus on Funding Powers

In mounting the latest court challenge to the Affordable Care Act, House Republicans are focusing on a little-noticed provision of the law that offers financial assistance to low- and moderate-income people.

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