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Marilyn Tavenner wins confirmation for CMS post

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | May 16, 2013

Members of the Senate endorsed her performance with a 91-7 vote.

Obama administration simplifies health care form

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | April 30, 2013

Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner called the new draft application "significantly shorter than industry standards."

CMS nominee Tavenner wows Senate Finance

By Allison Bell | April 23, 2013

Panel agrees unanimously to make the agency's acting chief its official chief.

Traps face states that spurn Medicaid expansion money

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | April 22, 2013

Without expansion, a state could help a worker who earns $11,700 but not one who earns $11,400.

Senate Finance examines CMS nominee

By Allison Bell | April 9, 2013

Marilyn Tavenner is already the acting head of efforts to set up the PPACA exchanges.

HHS pushes health information tech

By Kathryn Mayer | March 7, 2013

The Obama administration announced a major push to prioritize the adoption of health information technology in the health care industry in 2013.

Watchdogs: States short on PPACA info

By Allison Bell | February 21, 2013

Mystery topics include the federal data services hub and income calculation rules, investigators say.

The 2012 Rogue's Gallery

By Bill Coffin | December 3, 2012

Who or what are those forces conspiring to sink the life and health insurance industry, like an iceberg beneath an unsuspecting Titanic? This year, we polled our readers and reviewed our own coverage to determine the top 10 culprits to populate the 2012 Rogue’s Gallery. Who do you think should...