Center for Health Insurance Reform

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A record number of people have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces. In a post for the Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point blog, CHIR experts highlight the variety of activities undertaken by the ACA’s marketplaces to implement the family glitch fix.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

and post-pandemic job growth in 2021, the cost of health insurance premiums rose faster than either the price of goods or wages. That family health plan premium reached $22,221, an increase of 22% since 2016, we learn in the annual report from Kaiser Family Foundation, 2021 Employer Health Benefits Survey.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

MAY 8, 2023

Washington, Colorado, and Nevada are partnering with private health insurance carriers to offer new "public option" plans. In a post for the Commonwealth Fund's To the Point blog, CHIR's Christine Monahan and Madeline O'Brien compare state approaches to selecting insurance carriers to offer the new state plans.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

JUNE 15, 2022

In a new post for the Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point blog, Katie Keith explains why there is urgency for Congress to act sooner rather than later. Continue reading → The post Averting Premium Shock for Marketplace Consumers appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms.

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American Medical Compliance

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In this blog, we will explore how healthcare providers can conduct effective compliance audits, ensuring both thoroughness and efficiency. Why Compliance Audits Matter in Healthcare A compliance audit is a critical process that reviews an organization’s adherence to internal policies and external regulations.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Hospitals and health insurers are now required to publicly post their prices for health care services. Their piece identifies options for federal and state regulators to improve compliance and ultimately help support informed health care purchasing and policy decisions.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

APRIL 29, 2022

As many as 16 million people are expected to lose Medicaid once the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. In their latest To the Point blog for the Commonwealth Fund, Sabrina Corlette and Maanasa Kona discuss strategies that marketplaces can deploy to help reduce the potential coverage loss and help consumers make a smooth transition.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

APRIL 14, 2022

Despite a significant reduction in the uninsured rate over the last decade, millions of people still lack coverage, and many people who have insurance are unable to access care because of high cost sharing.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Doximity's members can fax their AI-created authorizations and communications directly to health insurers by logging in from DocsGPT. On Feb 15, Microsoft posted to its Bing Blog about learning from its first week with the new AI-powered search engine. 14 conversation with the New York Times about wanting to be alive.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JUNE 23, 2024

is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 27, 2021, Humana agreed to pay $11.2 million to end claims that the health insurance company denied a group of nurses overtime pay by misclassifying them as exempt employees. By George F. Indest III, J.D., A Wisconsin federal judge approved the [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MAY 14, 2024

is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 27, 2021, Humana agreed to pay $11.2 million to end claims that the health insurance company denied a group of nurses overtime pay by misclassifying them as exempt employees. By George F. Indest III, J.D., A Wisconsin federal judge approved the [.]

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2020

Health care costs continue to be a top issue on American voters’ minds in this 2020 Presidential election year, this survey confirms. The first chart illustrates that lowering health care costs is a priority that crosses political parties.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 15, 2022

Similarly, our health care system is a significant barrier to employment because most private health insurance companies do not cover critical supports for disabled people, such as personal assistant services.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2021

Health care has increased its role in popular culture over the years. When I say “Oscar” here on the Health Populi blog, you’re conjuring up an image of the health plan insurance innovator founded in 2012. The film, by the way, garnered six nominations and won two].

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Bill of Health

JUNE 5, 2023

This blog post will examine the liability risks for health care providers and AI providers alike as ChatGPT and similar AI models increasingly are used for medical applications. Liability Risks for Health Care Providers First, let’s consider the risks for health care providers who rely on AI tools like ChatGPT to treat patients.

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Natalia Mazina

JULY 28, 2022

While this is not a new case, it serves as a good reminder that even a small healthcare provider is subject to potential monetary penalties under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Cornell Prescription Pharmacy was a small compounding pharmacy in Denver.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This first blog in a new series on dental coverage in the ACA Marketplaces summarizes the legal framework of dental coverage and potentially forthcoming changes under the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025.

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Hall Render

APRIL 9, 2025

Entitled individuals receive job protection and continuation of group health insurance coverage during their leave as long as the leave is for specified family, medical or military exigency reasons. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 21, 2023

Individuals who lose their jobs as a result of long COVID may also lose employer-sponsored health insurance coverage and seek other sources of coverage.

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Sharps Compliance

JANUARY 19, 2022

All healthcare providers and their business associates have an ethical and legal obligation to follow the provisions under The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Continue reading HIPAA-Compliant Waste Management at Sharps Compliance Blog. HIPAA rules went into effect in 2003.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

APRIL 17, 2023

In a recent post for the Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point blog, CHIR experts break down the recent decision and how it will impact access to care. At the end of March, a federal judge in Texas partially invalidated one of the ACA’s most popular provisions—the requirement to cover a set of preventive services without cost sharing.

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Health Populi

JULY 25, 2022

Among these events are Amazon’s plan to acquire One Medical , Apple’s publication of the paper, Empowering People to Live a Healthier Day , and other news that, together with these line items, signal a shake-up of American health care as we know it.

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Health Populi

JULY 26, 2022

Longer-term, Mike could envision Amazon expanding into health insurance. Why don’t you just pay me $5,000 a year and I’ll be your insurance company,’” Mike conjectured. This is an obvious convergence that many observers have mentioned given consumers’ growing embrace of subscriptions which grew during the pandemic.

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Bill of Health

MAY 19, 2023

At its last annual meeting in June 2022 , the AMA passed RFS’ policy in support of access and insurance coverage fertility preservation and treatments for residents and fellows.

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Health Populi’s Hot Points: I leave time in my frenetic schedule at CES for serendipity to kick in. Thus I connected dots for the most important driver of health — education — and Whirlpool’s product, the humble washing machine.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

MARCH 25, 2024

While state efforts to provide Medicaid-equivalent benefits to some populations of undocumented residents have helped expand access to coverage, many low- and moderate-income undocumented residents remain without affordable health insurance options.

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MedTrainer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This means your organization must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Part two of this blog post provides specific tips, checklists, and which reports you need to be survey-ready. Certification. A CMS certification also translates to being a “covered entity.”

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Colington Consulting HIPAA Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released of the final version of Special Publication 800-66 Rev. 2, titled “Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIP. On February 16, the U.S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2021

“Making healthcare more human begins with a step in the patient’s shoes,” Rich Birhanzel wrote in Accenture’s Humanizing Healthcare blog in July 2021. In context, consumers find lots more consumer-love and empathy from their favorite brewery, full service restaurants, soft drinks, TV and cell phone manufacturers.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

You should check out his blog at HIStalk , called CIO Unplugged , and you should follow him on Twitter: @marxtango. One recent example is the Clinic’s collaboration with Oscar (the health insurance company). You should check out his blog at HIStalk, called CIO Unplugged, and you should follow him on Twitter: @marxtango.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system.

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Health Populi

JULY 28, 2019

I wrote “What If Marie Kondo Reorganized Health Care in the U.S.” ” here in Health Populi after reflecting on the useful advice she gave me for downsizing my own home. health policy circles. “Imagine a hospital closing beds and shifting workflow to virtual care via telehealth channels,” I wrote.

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Total HIPAA

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll explore the similarities and differences between these two frameworks. Similarities: Focus on Security and Privacy: HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) share a common emphasis on the security and privacy of data.

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Jane Sarashon

JULY 19, 2022

” Calling out the social determinant of health risk that transportation represents, Honey told KY3, “ Your health insurance doesn’t pay for your gas, and we know fuel prices are just getting more and more expensive,” Honey said. “So Gas ‘N Health Care at Costco?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

consumers are facing historically high levels of inflation for household spending on food, petrol, and home goods, health consumers will be dealing with greater out-of-pocket spending based on health insurance forecasts such as this latest one from Segal. For more on health care costs facing U.S.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

You can find more information regarding the Act on the Sheppard Mullin Healthcare Blog. It will be reopened from the date the reopening of the comment period is published in the Federal Register (which is expected to be on January 22, 2024) to 14 days after that date.

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Health Law Pulse

MAY 7, 2024

The Medicaid Managed Care Rule (Final Rule) finalizes several new and updated standards to support and improve managed care accessibility, finance, and quality in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Read the full article, Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Final Rule: But wait, there is more.

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