John Dicken

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  GAO: Not Clear How PPACA Will Affect Employers

  By Allison Bell  |  August 13, 2012

  Most employer surveys have obvious flaws, and PPACA simulation results vary, officials say.

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  GAO: Mental Health Exclusions Getting More Specific

  By Allison Bell  |  June 1, 2012

  Attention deficit disorder testing and feeding disorder therapy exclusions may be more popular.

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  GAO: States Were Quick to Implement PCIP

  By Allison Bell  |  December 13, 2011

  Enrollment in the new PPACA federal high risk pool program may be low, but the rollout was swift, officials say.

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  GAO: New Mental Parity Law Leading to Some Changes

  By Allison Bell  |  December 1, 2011

  Investigators have found that MHPAEA may be causing employers to remove office visit limits.

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  GAO: Most Employers Sharing Early Retiree Plan Subsidy

  By Allison Bell  |  October 31, 2011

  Only 16% of early retiree benefits sponsors studied have used a new federal subsidy created by PPACA solely to cut their own benefits costs.