by admin | Jun 16, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare
Because the back-end of HealthCare.gov is still unable to accurately calculate subsidies owed to Obamacare sign-ups, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been relying on estimates provided by insurers of what is owed them, according to an audit by...
by admin | Jun 4, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
Since recording 11.7 million health care sign-ups by the end of the open enrollment period in February, Obamacare has witnessed a plunge of 1.5 million who failed to pay their premiums or simply dropped off, the administration announced this week. Coverage under the...
by admin | May 13, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded approximately $101 million in Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding to 164 new health center sites in 33 states and two U.S. Territories for the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services in...
by admin | May 12, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, DOT, HHS
In a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) issued on May 11, the federal agencies regulating the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to close some loopholes that health insurers thought they had detected regarding preventive and contraceptive...
by admin | May 4, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
An independent evaluation report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today reportedly shows that an innovative payment model created as a pilot project by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) generated substantial savings to Medicare in just two...
by admin | Apr 2, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, Health Care Reform, HHS, PPACA
Under pressure from business groups and others, the Department of Labor (DOL) has delayed until 2016 implementation of revised standards for the health insurance Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). When it released the...