Certain Major Businesses Object To ACA Auto-Enrollment. The Hill (7/23, Al-Faruque) reports on a letter sent to Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) from major businesses who “want to overturn an ObamaCare provision that requires large employers to enroll workers automatically into a health insurance program.” In the letter the businesses, which […]
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Cover Oregon Health Exchange Looks To Solve Technical Problems And Plan For The Future. The Portland (OR) Business Journal (7/23, Hayes, Subscription Publication) reports that Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber (D) has told the board of his state’s health exchange, Cover Oregon to “stay focused” on enrolling Oregonians in health insurance […]
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GAO Investigation Reveals “Holes” In ACA Subsidy Verification System. The AP(7/22) reports that GAO investigators “using fake identities were able to obtain taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under” the Affordable Care Act “in 11 out of 18 attempts.” According to the AP, at a Wednesday hearing of the House Ways and Means […]
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The AP(7/23, Potter) reports that Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (D) is “pushing to release prices for the state’s health insurance exchange on Oct. 1…a month before [constituents] head to the polls” amid accusations from the Republicans that his Administration is “hiding potential rate increases until after the gubernatorial race.” The […]
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The court rulings on the legality of key ACA subsidies are featured on the front pages of major US newspapers this morning, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal – all of which also run editorials on the issue. However, the story […]
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The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was covered late in both network newscasts for a total of 2.5 minutes and also in a national newspaper which also carried videos and photo galleries on its website. ABC World News (5/3, story 10, 0:30, Muir) called it “a big night,” adding that “We […]
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The Los Angeles Times (5/5, Zamosky) reports that “with graduation looming, college students have many big issues to face in the coming months,” such as “signing up for health insurance, and facing deadlines and even fines for laggards.” Notably, “the government offers several exceptions for people to enroll during the […]
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The Congressional Quarterly (5/2, Reichard, Subscription Publication) reported that an analysis of silver plans by Breakaway Policy Strategies in a partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has found that “some enrollees may shell out potentially thousands of dollars for prescription drugs and other medical costs before their new coverage […]
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Reuters (5/3, Bond) reported that a recent study published in Patient Education and Counseling indicates misunderstanding about medication use between patients and healthcare providers may complicate seniors’ medication regimens. After nurses visited the homes of patients aged 70 and above who had been discharged from a hospital a month earlier, […]
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Vox (5/5, Kliff) reports that according to ACA enrollment numbers, “eighty-six percent of exchange enrollees opted not to purchase a stand-alone dental plan,” which “means that lots of people gaining insurance through the health care law might not have better access to dentists. And that’s actually a pretty significant public […]
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