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With the deadline for revising the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)...

President Obama announced on November 14, 2013 that HHS has adopted an administrative policy to allow insurers to continue to offer certain health insurance policies scheduled to be cancelled effective January 1, 2014 because of more stringent coverage requirements under the ACA.

The Obama Administration has issued two regulations addressing coverage of contraceptive services under QHPs in response to recent court rulings.

Earlier this month, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 596, a bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010...

On January 8, 2015, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 30, the "Save American Workers Act."

The legislation passed by a vote of 392-37 with 212 Republicans and 180 Democrats supporting the proposal.

On Thursday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act, the GOP's bill designed to repeal the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"). The bill narrowly passed by a vote...

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission recommended that Congress take steps to promote continuity in Medicaid coverage.

CMS is instructing Medicare providers and suppliers that the updated version of the Medicare claim form must be used for all Medicare paper claims from April.

The qualified success of the exchanges is undoubtedly due, in part, to the availability of income-based premium subsidies that help many new enrollees pay for coverage.

On May 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interim final rule, to be officially published on May 11, that revises the rules on two aspects of the Affordable Care Act: special enrollment periods (SEPs) and Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs).

On January 9, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed legislation that will require health insurance carriers in the state to encrypt their customers’ personal information.

William H. Maruca was quoted in the Part B News article "Obamacare Insurance ‘Grace Period’ Shows Need To Lock Down Payment."

The Affordable Care Act has survived another serious challenge – again through an opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts.

Ohio became the 25th state to file a state plan amendment to extend Medicaid benefits to approximately 275,000 Ohioans who previously were not eligible.

The OIG recommends that CMS strengthen claims processing edits, and determine the appropriateness of ophthalmology claims identified in the report, and take appropriate action.

The HHS OIG has updated its FY 2015 Work Plan to reflect new and/or completed items since release of its Work Plan in October 2014.