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Section-by-Section Summary of Reform Law
(By the House of Representatives’ Committee on Rules)
Implementation Timeline for Reform Law
(By the Kaiser Family Foundation)
For more on reform, including regulations, click here. |
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This Week's Health Business News |
• Bad Economy Lifts Enrollment in Student Plans, but Reform Rules Are Unclear
• Genetic Testing Promises Better Health Outcomes for Plans
• As Medication Therapy Management Programs Become More Robust, Plans Need to Compare Cost to Health Status
• CMS Boosts Scrutiny of Quality Programs of Medicare Advantage Plans
• States Push for Rate-Hike Authority as HHS Mulls Taking More Active Role Itself
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News from Washington and the States |
• Calif. Senate Approves State-Sponsored Health Insurance Exchange
• CMS May Not Task Part D Plans With the Job of Collecting New Premiums
• Okla. Supreme Court Rules that a Proposed 1% Fee on Health Insurance Is Unconstitutional
• Medicare Trustees Report that Part D Program Is in Financial Balance
• Mass. Expands Rx Drug Tracking System to Deter Substance Abuse, ‘Doctor Shopping’ |
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| August's
Featured Articles |
Health Plan Business |
| • Coventry Feeds Its Appetite for Small Regional Plans With Proposed Acquisition of Mercy Health Plans |
Medicare Advantage |
| • Berwick’s Appointment as CMS Administrator Draws Cheers From Medicare Advantage Consultants and Executives |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans |
• Blues Plans ‘Practice What They Preach’ With Onsite Health and Fitness Programs |
Disease Management |
• Wellmark’s Strict Smoke-Free Policy Inflames Iowa Civil Liberties Group |
| Pharmacy Benefit Management |
| • CVS Caremark, Walgreens Mend Fences With New Network Deal |
| Specialty Pharmacy |
| • Biosimilars Provision in Health Reform Law Could Reap Billions in Savings |
| Medicare Compliance |
| • CMS RAC Chief: Medical-Necessity Audits Are Coming, Will Be ‘Big Mountain to Climb’ for Hospitals |
| HIPAA Compliance |
| • Precautions Must be Taken to Address Privacy Risks of Popular Patient Websites |
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