by Girish Anand | Dec 16, 2015 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday extended by 48 hours the deadline for consumers to sign up for health care coverage on the Obamacare exchanges that would kick in on New Year’s Day. After initially saying that those who had trouble...
by Girish Anand | Dec 15, 2015 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health Care Reform, HHS
As consumers count down to today’s enrollment deadline for Jan. 1 coverage, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that new HealthCare.gov consumer decision support features piloted earlier this enrollment season are now fully deployed...
by Girish Anand | Dec 6, 2015 | Health Care Reform, HHS, HIPAA
As part of the Obama administration’s Precision Medicine Initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hopes to release by the end of the year four documents detailing consumer rights regarding their health records, according to Deven McGraw, HHS...
by admin | Nov 3, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health Care Reform, HHS
Beginning today, HealthCare.gov is piloting a new beta feature that allows consumers to search plans by their preferred provider or health facility. Some consumers will be part of a pilot that allows them to use the beta Doctor Lookup feature as they compare their...
by admin | Oct 25, 2015 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS
The initial version of HealthCare.gov was so defective, it slowed and hindered the launch of Obamacare in 2013. Now, several iterations and glitch fixes later, today the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching a more user-friendly version, dubbed...
by admin | Oct 21, 2015 | HHS
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that more than $2.2 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants was awarded in fiscal year (FY) 2015 to cities, states and local community-based organizations. This funding supports a coordinated...
