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In a Businessweek.com article, Peter Waldman examines the impact of the purchasing power of one of Northern California’s largest hospital networks.
A new report released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) examines the impact of health insurance exchanges on how families shop for insurance for both adults and their children.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a repeal of the health reform legislation signed into law in March 2010 would increase the federal deficit $455 billion.
All but two states that are suing the federal government to repeal portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are also applying for grant funding made available by the law.
The California State Senate has approved a bill (AB 2042) which would prevent insurers from increasing premiums more than once per year. The Assembly must pass also pass the bill before the governor can sign it.
A recent UCLA fact-sheet shows that in 2009, the rate of Californians without health insurance approached 25%
On Tuesday August 16, NAIC voted to approve 10 of 11 MLR regulation recommendations. HHS is expected to work closely with NAIC to act on their recommendations in preparation for the January 1 2011, as mandated by the ACA.
Although Virginia is challenging the federal health reform law in court, Governor Bob McDonnell (R) has recognized the need to plan for implementation by establishing a task force to “slow health costs and implement health care reform.”