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Federal Update           The Prevention and Public Health Fund is a major target in both the president's 2013 fiscal year (FY 2013) budget, and the payroll tax extension legislation that Congress is debating this week. The goal of the Fund is to refocus the health care system on early detection and disease prevention through innovative and integrated methods at the federal, state and local levels.   The ...

On March 23, the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Governor Gregoire of Washington signed into law E2SHB 2319 Š—– the Washington State Health Benefit Exchange bill.ξ This state health exchange will ensure that individuals and small businesses in Washington have accessible, affordable healthcare coverage.ξ This is a big ...

...             External Appeals Regulation Released   External appeals are critical in resolving disputes patients may have with their health plan if a claim is denied, to ensure that health insurance works for consumers. This week the Administration released an amendment to its previous regulation on external appeals. The good ... Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill that requires state officials to set up a health insurance exchange as called for in the Affordable Care Act. Nevada joins four other states where governors have signed legislation signaling the intent to establish an exchange (Virginia), study ...

... 11 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation or regulations needed to implement insurance market reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The study explains in detail why states need to pass conforming legislation, and how a failure to do so may impact a state's ... ACA, 57 percent of Americans say they still do not have enough information to understand how it will affect them, according to the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. This percentage rises to two-thirds of key groups the law was designed to help: the uninsured (67%) and those with incomes ... the public is not tuned in to decisions states are making about accepting federal funds to cover more people through Medicaid and establishing health insurance exchanges, or marketplaces. In general, the country remains fairly divided on the ACA, with 40 percent holding an unfavorable view ...