HHS Announces User-Friendly Insurance Rule
Posted on 18. Aug, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Department of Health and Human Services announced a new plan that will help consumers choose and understand their healthcare insurance policies.
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HHS Explains Insurance Exchange Subsidies
Posted on 13. Aug, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Department of Health and Human Services laid out a new rule on Friday explaining how a crucial portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would work.
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HHS Explains Insurance Exchange Subsidies
Posted on 13. Aug, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Department of Health and Human Services laid out a new rule on Friday explaining how a crucial portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would work.
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HHS Considers New Rules for Human Research
Posted on 23. Jul, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Department of Health and Human Services has announced it is planning to change its rules on research involving human study participants.
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HHS Gives States Some Wiggle Room
Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Department of Health and Human Services has released a proposal granting states flexibility in how they will establish and run the new insurance exchanges that are a crucial piece of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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HHS Sets Deadline for ‘Mini-Med’ Waivers
Posted on 17. Jun, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
(MedPage Today) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has set a Sept. 22 deadline for ‘mini-med,’ or limited-benefit, health plans to apply for a waiver from the annual benefit limit prohibition included in the Affordable Care Act.
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HHS to Furlough Most Staff in Shutdown
Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would furlough 62% of its staff if the federal government shuts down, officials said.
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HHS: Mini-Med Plans Must Spell Out Coverage Limits
Posted on 10. Dec, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is instructing health insurers who sell low-benefit “mini-med” plans to spell out to consumers that the plans don’t cover much.
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HHS Releases New Insurance Rule
Posted on 22. Nov, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Obama administration has announced the final regulation on the medical loss ratio (MLR) requirement of the healthcare reform law that mandates the proportion of an insurer’s revenue that must be spent on patient care as opposed to administrative expenses.
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Washington Week: Graphic Warnings and Pay Cut Threats
Posted on 13. Nov, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled stark images that will be the centerpieces in a new anti-smoking campaign while a bipartisan debt reduction commission would scrap the SGR but cut physician reimbursement anyway.
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