health insurance distribution exchanges

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  Despite PPACA Decision, CCIIO Forges Ahead with Risk Adjustment Project

  By Allison Bell  |  April 11, 2012

  As Supreme Court justices mull PPACA, a key HHS arm schedules a public meeting on operational issues.

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  Budget 2013: Private Health Insurance Programs

  By Allison Bell  |  February 13, 2012

  CMS could get $4.1 billion to spend on PPACA-related programs, including a 31% boost for the risk pool program.

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  Researcher: Discourage Small Groups from Reinsuring

  By Allison Bell  |  February 9, 2012

  Mark Hall says states could reduce PPACA-related antiselection by restricting access to stop-loss coverage.

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  CMS Moves Ahead with Reinsurance Project

  By Allison Bell  |  January 30, 2012

  Officials say they might hire one or more vendors to help manage individual market antiselection risk.

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  State PPACA Efforts Vary

  By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press  |  January 25, 2012

  Four of the slow implementers -- Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Texas -- have 7 million uninsured residents.

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  Consumers Union: Consumers Don't Know Much

  By Allison Bell  |  January 19, 2012

  A health consumerism specialist has warned against assuming health care shoppers will be good shoppers.

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  CCIIO Maps Out Essential Health Benefits Strategy

  By Allison Bell  |  December 16, 2011

  Officials have put the proposed EHB basics in a 15-page bulletin; comments are due Jan. 31, 2012.

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  EBRI: Americans Expect Health Benefits to Be Available, Costly

  By Allison Bell  |  December 7, 2011

  Researchers found higher-paid workers are more confident that their employers will continue to offer medical insurance.

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  Remember the CO-OPs?

  By Allison Bell  |  November 30, 2011

  A wonk looks at the nonprofit health plan spawn of PPACA and sees that they're still wriggling.