CMS announces streamlined direct enrollment process for consumers seeking Exchange coverage

Posted on by

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

Posted on by

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→

Avoid missing critical and costly deadlines by signing up for our eAlerts. Click the button to find out more..
eAlerts Sign Up

AMA Urges Congress to Oppose Amended Health Care Reform Bill

Posted on by

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→

CMS issues final rule to increase choices and encourage stability in health insurance market for 2018

Posted on by
Avoid missing critical and costly deadlines by signing up for our eAlerts. Click the button to find out more..
eAlerts Sign Up

CMS issues final rule to increase choices and encourage stability in health insurance market for 2018 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued the final Market Stabilization rule, to help lower premiums and stabilize individual and small group markets and increase choices for Americans.  Individuals obtaining coverage in the Marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act have Continue reading CMS issues final rule to increase choices and encourage stability in health insurance market for 2018→