Posts tagged exchange

February 21, 2012

Health law implementation: State insurance exchange bills; HHS rules on MLR … – News-Medical.net

Health law implementation: State insurance exchange bills; HHS rules on MLR …News-Medical.netIn a rare display of bipartisanship, three powerful Republican House committee chairmen have signed on to a DFL bill to establish a health insurance exchange for Minnesota, a required but controversial piece of the Obama administration's health care …and more » Hhs Health Insurance Exchange [...]

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Q&A with Patty Fontneau: Setting up state’s health insurance exchange – Colorado Springs Gazette

Live Insurance News Q&A with Patty Fontneau: Setting up state's health insurance exchangeColorado Springs GazetteHealth insurance is taking the center stage this year as both the Supreme Court and national elections tackle the individual mandate and health insurance exchanges established by the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.State health care exchanges in [...]

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February 19, 2012

Health insurance exchange rules at issue [Toledo Business Journal] – Insurance News Net (press release)

Health insurance exchange rules at issue [Toledo Business Journal]Insurance News Net (press release)The proposed rules, released by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), laid out the federal government's interpretation of how States must operate health insurance exchanges, should they choose to do so, starting in 2014.and more » Hhs Health Insurance Exchange Regulations [...]

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February 17, 2012

Health care exchange bill clears committee – vtdigger.org

vtdigger.org Health care exchange bill clears committeevtdigger.orgPearson said he wants to see universal health care, and to get there the state needs to draw down as many federal subsidies as it can. Getting more people in the exchange faster will do that, he said. Business groups like the Vermont Chamber of …Vt. health bill builds [...]

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February 10, 2012

Health care reform: Insurance exchange should include large employers – OregonLive.com

Health care reform: Insurance exchange should include large employersOregonLive.comJohn Kitzhaber and the 2011 Legislature deserve credit for moving swiftly to implement the federal health reform law by creating the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange. Starting Jan. 1, 2014, the exchange will be a central marketplace for individuals and …and more » Health Insurance Exchanges 2011 – Google [...]

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February 4, 2012

Hann questions payments to exchange staff – Politics in Minnesota

Politics in Minnesota Hann questions payments to exchange staffPolitics in Minnesotaby Jake Grovum Senate Health and Human Services Chairman David Hann is questioning more than $ 787000 in salary payments being made to nine state employees working as part of the state's nascent health insurance exchange. “My question is simply, …Health task force makes recommendationsStar [...]

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January 29, 2012

Oklahoma could benefit from health insurance exchange setup, study finds – Tulsa World

Oklahoma could benefit from health insurance exchange setup, study findsTulsa WorldFederal health care law requires each state to establish an exchange, which would act as a marketplace for people looking to purchase health insurance with federal subsidies and a means for enrolling eligible people in Medicaid.and more » Health Insurance Exchange Subsidies – Google News

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January 28, 2012

Md. health exchange council: Brokers should market small-group plans – IFAwebnews.com

Md. health exchange council: Brokers should market small-group plansIFAwebnews.comThe health exchanges are supposed to provide state residents with a place to compare prices, buy coverage and obtain federal subsidies. Under the provisions of the federal health reform law, “navigators,” who cannot be paid by insurers, can be used to …and more » Health Insurance Exchange Navigator [...]

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January 13, 2012

Idaho readies for health exchange – The Idaho Statesman

Live Insurance News Idaho readies for health exchangeThe Idaho StatesmanFederal grants so far One of the 2012 legislative session's most talked-about issues is whether to create an Idaho health insurance exchange. If the US Supreme Court does not overturn the 2010 health care reform law, Idaho has two options: get its own …Idaho legislators debate [...]

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January 10, 2012

South Carolina makes questionable bid for private health insurance exchange – American Medical News

South Carolina makes questionable bid for private health insurance exchangeAmerican Medical NewsSouth Carolina spent $ 291000 of its initial $ 1 million exchange planning grant on the committee work. Federal Dept. of Health and Human Services spokesman Bennett Blodgett did not say whether HHS would try to recover the grant funds spent by South …and [...]

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