High Costs, Lack of Affordability Most Common Factors that Lead Consumers to Cancel Health Insurance Coverage

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CMS issues two new reports on health insurance enrollment trends Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two reports, the Effectuated Enrollment report and The Health Insurance Exchanges Trends report. These reports show that after selecting a plan on the Exchanges during open season which ended January 31, 2017, less than two months later nearly 2 million Continue reading High Costs, Lack of Affordability Most Common Factors that Lead Consumers to Cancel Health Insurance Coverage→

CMS announces streamlined direct enrollment process for consumers seeking Exchange coverage

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announces streamlined direct enrollment process for consumers seeking Exchange coverage Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new streamlined and simplified direct enrollment process for consumers signing up for individual market coverage through Exchanges that use HealthCare.gov. Consumers applying for individual market coverage during the upcoming open enrollment Continue reading CMS announces streamlined direct enrollment process for consumers seeking Exchange coverage→

Ensuring Patient Concerns Don’t Limit Health Data Exchange

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A new op-ed by former National Coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, addresses the potential for digital health information exchange to dramatically change healthcare so long as providers address patient health data security and privacy concerns. “Every technological advance brings both benefits and risks, many of which are unanticipated,” Blumenthal writes, “This is especially true of digitizing health information—a process that Continue reading Ensuring Patient Concerns Don’t Limit Health Data Exchange→

AMA Urges Congress to Oppose Amended Health Care Reform Bill

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In a letter to House leaders, the American Medical Association (AMA) recently urged Congress to oppose the amended American Health Care Act (AHCA), as the proposed change would still result in millions of Americans losing their health care coverage and could make coverage unaffordable for people with pre-existing conditions. The AMA will continue working with Congress to provide Americans with Continue reading AMA Urges Congress to Oppose Amended Health Care Reform Bill→