Six States Receive Conditional Approval for Health Insurance Exchanges

On December 10, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conditionally approved plans for health insurance exchanges Continue reading →

Commonwealth Fund: Insurers’ Responses to Regulation of Medical Loss Ratios

The Commonwealth Fund has issued this issue brief on the impact of section 1001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Continue reading →

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Health Insurers to Pay 12.8 Million Members $1.1 Billion in Rebates under Medical Loss Ratio Regulation

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has listed the dozens of health insurance companies that failed to meet Continue reading →

HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health: Recommendations for Health Insurance Exchanges

The following was my presentation to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health on Continue reading →

Community Catalyst: Promoting Racial and Ethnic Health Equity Through Exchanges

Community Catalyst has issued this report with recommendations for promoting racial and ethnic health equity through the implementation of state Continue reading →

Community Catalyst: Navigators – Guiding People Through the Exchanges

Community Catalyst describes the navigator program that will assist applicants in enrolling in state health insurance exchanges.   Each state Continue reading →

Office of National Coordinator for Health IT Policy Committee: Draft Stage 3 Requirements for Meaningful Use

The Office of National Coordinator for Health IT Policy Committee has released draft Stage 3 requirements for meaningful use incentive payments Continue reading →

CMS Proposed Rule on Essential Health Benefits

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published its proposed rule defining what essential health benefits must be offered Continue reading →