Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2018

People with diabetes have, by definition, a pre-existing condition when they seek health insurance. The impact of eliminating this facet of the law would take a huge toll on the diabetes community’s financial health and access to services. Jost and Armour discussed the ramifications of the U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 6, 2018

Millions of Americans who are “insured” are now considered “under-insured,” defined by the Commonwealth Fund as people who pay an insurance premium who also spend over 10% of household income on covering health care co-payments and coinsurance percentages, and meeting deductible limits.

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Hall Render

JULY 8, 2024

Although Section 1557 took effect immediately upon the signing of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), a final rule was not promulgated until 2016 (the “2016 Rule”). Expands the definition of discrimination on the basis of sex. Background Section 1557 is the non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

The amendment defines healthcare entity to include any individual physician or other healthcare professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of healthcare facility, organization, or plan.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Becerra (“Braidwood”) , invalidating the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA’s”) mandate requiring health plans and health insurers offering health insurance coverage to provide coverage for preventative care services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (“USPSTF”).

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CMS.gov

OCTOBER 22, 2018

New State Relief and Empowerment Waiver Guidance Gives States Tools to Help Fix Broken Health Insurance Markets. After the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) regulations took effect, we have witnessed a serious deterioration of the individual market across the country because of skyrocketing costs and the withdrawal of insurance plans.

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Bill of Health

MAY 12, 2023

Frequently, in these low-wage positions, workers earn just enough to pay for their health insurance premiums and sometimes the associated cost-sharing requirements. The infertility shift further distorts the already fun-house mirror effects of employer-sponsored insurance on the labor economy.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Louis hospital ‘You can’t do this to people’: Patients say they waited 12 hours to be treated at hospital Missouri health system names CEO Petitions seek to add rape, incest exceptions to Missouri abortion law Cigna exiting ACA exchanges in Kansas, Missouri for 2024 ‘It’s a win-win for everybody’: Gov.

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Compliance Now

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Biden Administration issued a final regulation and a new IRS notice on October 11, 2022, which eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) “family glitch” beginning on January 1, 2023. The preamble to the final rule also explicitly states that the policy change will not impact ACA reporting for either ALEs or health insurance issuers.

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Compliance Now

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Biden Administration issued a final regulation and a new IRS notice on October 11, 2022, which eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) “family glitch” beginning on January 1, 2023. The preamble to the final rule also explicitly states that the policy change will not impact ACA reporting for either ALEs or health insurance issuers.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 17, 2022

The 2023 NBPP final rule makes regulatory changes in the individual and small group health insurance markets and establishes requirements for the 2023 benefit year. Here, the final rule provides no definitions of “clinically based” or “clinically indicated.”. Clayton County.

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Hall Render

JUNE 28, 2024

less than MU Health projected Lutheran Family and Children’s Services Expands Services in Kansas City Kansas City groups support designating gun violence as public health crisis Fitch downgrades Missouri hospital MONTANA Organizations request Montana health department investment following Medicaid redetermination Montana offers $15.8M

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Here’s why Grady Health System recognized as health care I.T. Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy in Idaho Orthopedic activity in the 5 most underserved states St. Louis-based health system to form Michigan joint venture Mercy opens ‘high-tech’ multispecialty center, ASC in St.

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Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

has gotten worse over last two years Massachusetts hospitals ‘pummeled’ by workforce shortage, driving $1.52 billion in temporary labor costs UMass Chan ranked 13 for primary care education in US News & World Report One hospital in central Mass.

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Kaiser Health News

JUNE 13, 2024

To understand it, we need to break down the protections put in place by the ACA, and those that exist separately. Insurers providing coverage to large employers could impose long waiting periods before employees’ benefits kicked in. . Some basic preexisting condition protections exist independent of the ACA.

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Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 12, 2023

But I agree that there’s definitely more to look at. Finally this week, but not least, there’s also news on the health insurance coverage front. But the Republicans definitely have moved on to other targets. There has been some of that already. So one presumes there are things to investigate on both sides.

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Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Also this week, Rovner interviews Kate Baicker of the University of Chicago about a new paper providing a possible middle ground in the effort to establish universal health insurance coverage in the U.S. But first, this week’s health news. So it’s definitely not a good indication for a lot of these things.

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