Resources from the Federal Government

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its final rule on Medicaid RAC program.

The Center for Consumer Information and Oversight (CCIO) rejected Delaware’s request for an adjustment to the health reform law’s new medical loss ratio requirements in the individual market September 12, 2011.

The rate review final rule was released from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) September 1, 2011.

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a report detailing how the individual mandate, a provision in the federal health reform law, will work when it takes effect in 2014.

The proposed regulations provide consumers with an easy-to-read summary of health insurance coverage options.

This Congressional Research Service report outlines the penalties for employers that do not provide affordable insurance under the federal health reform law.

The White House report highlights that the keys to improving health for rural communities are to recruit physicians and make better health technologies available.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department released three proposed rules for the exchanges outlined in the healthcare reform law.

HHS has awarded $185 million to 13 states and Washington, D.C., to help them establish state insurance exchanges.

 

According to a preliminary determination by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 17 states, the District of Columbia, and 5 territories do not have external review process that meet HHS standards.