by Girish Anand | Mar 11, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, PPACA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a request for information (RFI) that solicits recommendations on how to eliminate regulatory, operational and financial barriers to enhance issuers’ ability to sell health insurance coverage across...
by Girish Anand | Feb 21, 2019 | CMS, Health Care Reform
Health care spending in the United States is expected to rise 5.5 percent annually from 2018 to 2027, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates in a new report. “Among the major payers, average annual spending growth in Medicare...
by Girish Anand | Nov 30, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Obamacare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of the Treasury issued new guidance on Nov. 29, allowing states to move their insurance markets away from what they called the “one-size-fits-all” rules and regulations imposed by...
by Girish Anand | Nov 28, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Medicaid, Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is granting waivers for states to establish work requirements for the able-bodied who receive Medicaid health care services. The requirements usually consist of community service, job training or schooling, if not...
by Girish Anand | Nov 21, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Obamacare
In week three of the 2019 Open Enrollment, 748,244 people selected plans using the HealthCare.gov platform, bringing the total to 1,924,476. As in past years, enrollment weeks are measured Sunday through Saturday. Consequently, the cumulative totals reported in this...
by Girish Anand | Nov 7, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): Exchange Program Integrity.” This proposal, CMS says, would safeguard taxpayer dollars by ensuring that people are accurately...