Orrin Hatch

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  IRS scandals threaten funding for PPACA

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  June 17, 2013

  If the agency does get the requested bump in budget, the big question is this: How will they spend it?

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  A respite for Medicare; Social Security no worse

  By Alan Fram  |  June 3, 2013

  Social Security and Medicare are still wobbling toward insolvency within two decades if Washington can't find a way to shore up the trust funds.

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  GAO eyes PCIP woes, exchange construction efforts

  By Allison Bell  |  May 30, 2013

  Another PPACA program, ERRP, has $2.5 billion in unreimbursed claims.

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  GOP senators push bill to expand access to HSAs, FSAs

  By Melanie Waddell  |  May 30, 2013

  Sens. Orrin Hatch and Marco Rubio introduced legislation to expand and strengthen health savings accounts and flexible spending.

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  Lew says budget deal with Congress can be reached

  By Martin Crutsinger  |  April 12, 2013

  "Claiming that this budget is an act of courage on entitlements ... is a claim. It is not reality," said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.

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  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.

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  Insurers win Medicare Advantage battle

  By Allison Bell  |  April 2, 2013

  CMS has replaced a 2 percent cut in projected per-person costs with a 3 percent increase.

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  Senate Dems vote to repeal part of PPACA

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  March 22, 2013

  The vote came Thursday night to repeal a 2.3 percent sales tax on medical devices.

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  NFIB, insurers fight back against health insurance tax

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 20, 2013

  Small business groups are fighting back against PPACA's health insurance tax, arguing that it will kill private sector jobs.

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  Weeds or flowers? Panel eyes Medicare innovation center

  By Allison Bell  |  March 20, 2013

  The director says the center has a high-tech strategy for picking high-value projects.