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Why hospitals live in two worlds when it comes to ACOs

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org June 06, 2013
Investing in risk-sharing doesn't mean health systems are giving up on the fee-for-service system.
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HHS puts a cool $1 billion toward Innovation Awards

 Bernie Monegain May 16, 2013
The awards are meant to fund projects to improve care quality and reduce costs for patients and taxpayers.
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Obama says 'we're pushing very hard' to meet health law deadlines

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org May 01, 2013
The President said on Tuesday that the law is "pretty much already in place" for the 85 percent to 90 percent of Americans who have health insurance.
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7 states spend millions in grants only to leave HIX to the feds

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org April 25, 2013
Arizona used $9 million in federal funding toward an HIX. But that was before it decided not to build its own marketplace. At least 7 other states have made similar decisions after spending federal grants. Here's where that money went.
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Some states balk at enforcing health law's insurance protections

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org March 20, 2013
Florida and others are saying they won't penalize insurance companies that violate new health law consumer protections.
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Half of U.S. states opt for federal HIX

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org February 18, 2013
Friday deadline passes and states largely bypass the option to work with the federal government in setting up new online health insurance marketplaces that open for business Oct. 1.
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13 states work up telehealth legislation

 Erin McCann February 04, 2013
An increasing number of states are proposing bills that would turn to telehealth to brake existing barriers.
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State action needed to guarantee ACA protections, report says

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org February 04, 2013
The Commonwealth Fund says that 39 states are "potentially limiting" their ability to enforce key provisions of the health reform law.
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HHS awards 11 states $1.5B for health insurance exchanges

 Mary Mosquera January 18, 2013
The grants will fund further progress in states to create their health insurance marketplace to be ready for enrollment in October.
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GOP-led Utah takes 'atypical' path to state-run HIX

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org January 07, 2013
After Utah Gov. Gary Herbert resisted making major changes to the state's marketplace, HHS gave Utah approval to run its own health insurance exchange. What happened?
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8 more states moving forward on health insurance exchanges

 Mary Mosquera January 04, 2013
HHS has now approved a total of 20 health insurance exchanges to be ready in October for open enrollment.
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Delaware first state-federal partnership HIX to get approval

 Mary Mosquera December 20, 2012
Minnesota and Rhode Island state-based health insurance exchanges also get the go-ahead, bringing the total to 12.
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States may move past politics on health insurance exchanges

 Mary Mosquera December 17, 2012
States must focus on practicalities of setting up health insurance exchanges, regardless of model, to be ready for enrollment in 10 months.
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Deadline arrives for state health insurance exchange plans

 Mary Mosquera December 14, 2012
To date, 18 states plus DC intend to build state-based health insurance exchanges, with several state HIXs conditionally approved.
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HHS will not fully fund states' partial Medicaid expansion

 Mary Mosquera December 11, 2012
Six states receive conditional approval for their state-based health insurance exchange plans.
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CMS seeks income data verifier for insurance exchanges

 Mary Mosquera December 07, 2012
CMS puts out RFP for service to verify applicants' income information for health insurance exchanges and electronically share data using standards.
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Report Finds State Costs of Implementing The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion Would Be Modest Compared to Increases in Federal Funds, and Some States Would See Net Savings

 Industry News Release November 27, 2012
A new report released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows modest state costs for implementing the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act compared to significant increases in federal funds, allowing some states to see net budget savings even as millions of low-income uninsured Americans gain health coverage.
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States get another stay on health insurance exchange deadline

 Mary Mosquera November 16, 2012
HHS will give states until Dec. 14 to not only submit blueprint details for their state-based exchange but even to decide if they will establish an exchange.
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Breakdown of how revised Medicare penalties hit states hard

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org October 22, 2012
Kaiser Health News found that of eligible hospitals, 17 percent are receiving fines for readmissions, particularly for patients with heart attacks, heart failure, or pneumonia. And it's happening in 5 states more than elsewhere.
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Some states to partner with HHS on insurance exchanges

 Mary Mosquera October 08, 2012
While 14 governors to date have said they will create a state-based insurance exchange, a number of states will partner with feds initially.
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