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Updates matching "Access to Health Care"

October 18, 2012
Maine

State Update State policy makers continue debating and discussing whether to expand Medicaid to individuals up to 133 percent the federal poverty level. Since the Supreme Court ruled that the Medicaid expansion provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is optional, nearly a dozen governors have indicated

October 18, 2012
Massachusetts

State Update State policy makers continue debating and discussing whether to expand Medicaid to individuals up to 133 percent the federal poverty level. Since the Supreme Court ruled that the Medicaid expansion provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is optional, nearly a dozen governors have indicated

October 18, 2012
Vermont

State Update State policy makers continue debating and discussing whether to expand Medicaid to individuals up to 133 percent the federal poverty level. Since the Supreme Court ruled that the Medicaid expansion provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is optional, nearly a dozen governors have indicated

October 5, 2012
Maine

Federal Update Physician networks and hospital systems can play an important role in driving down health care costs and improving quality of care. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently released a report titled "Plan Participation in Health Insurance Exchanges: Implications for Competition and Choice" that looks at

October 5, 2012
Massachusetts

Federal Update Physician networks and hospital systems can play an important role in driving down health care costs and improving quality of care. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently released a report titled "Plan Participation in Health Insurance Exchanges: Implications for Competition and Choice" that looks at

October 5, 2012
Vermont

Federal Update Physician networks and hospital systems can play an important role in driving down health care costs and improving quality of care. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently released a report titled "Plan Participation in Health Insurance Exchanges: Implications for Competition and Choice" that looks at

October 3, 2012
Maine

Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Repeal Legislation Clears House Energy and Commerce Committee On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up and approved H.R. 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011. The legislation would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from

October 3, 2012
Maine

Federal Update Beginning this week, all health insurers and group health plans are required to provide applicants and interested parties with an easy-to-understand summary of a plan's benefits and coverage. The summary must be provided during the plan's next open enrollment period. The new requirement is designed to help

October 3, 2012
Massachusetts

Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Repeal Legislation Clears House Energy and Commerce Committee On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up and approved H.R. 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011. The legislation would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from