Trump Administration Whacks Millions From Budget Used To Push Obamacare
President Donald Trump has insisted for months that “Obamacare is already dead.”
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Popular Guarantee For Young Adults’ Coverage May Be Health Law’s Achilles’ Heel
The Affordable Care Act struck a popular chord by allowing adult children to obtain health coverage through a parent’s plan until their 26th birthday.
Trump’s Promise To Rein In Drug Prices Could Open Floodgate To Importation Laws
With prescription drug prices soaring and President Donald Trump vowing to take action, an old idea is gaining fresh traction: allowing Americans to buy medicines from foreign pharmacies at far lower prices.
Burwell Says Upcoming Enrollment Efforts Are Pivotal For Health Law
Rate hikes are likely on the way for plans offered on the health law’s online exchanges, or marketplaces. Consumers’ out-of-pocket costs are expected to climb, and some major insurers are pulling out.
New analysis shows 26,000 Oregon residents currently buying individual health coverage off-Marketplace may be eligible for Affordable Care Act premium tax credits
HHS encourages Oregon consumers to evaluate Marketplace options during upcoming Open Enrollment
Since the Affordable Care Act became law, millions of Americans gained coverage or found more affordable options thanks to premium tax credits available through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Today, the U.S.
Debate Arises Over HHS Plans For Privacy Rules On Addiction Treatment
What’s more harmful to patients being treated for drug or alcohol abuse: risking their health by keeping other medical providers in the dark about their substance abuse treatment?
Medicare To Test New Payment Approaches For Some Prescription Medications
Medicare plans to test new ways to pay for prescription medications given in doctors’ offices and hospital outpatient centers — moves likely to win praise from some policy experts, b
HHS: Remaining Uninsured Worry About Costs Of Coverage
Department of Health and Human Services officials Thursday predicted that about an additional 1 million Americans would sign up for coverage under the federal health law next year and acknowledged that prospective enrollees ar
Consumer Advocates Keep Careful Eye on Essential Health Benefit Workgroup
Determining the state’s benchmark plan for an essential health benefit package is a “narrow” decision to make, but will have major ramifications for Oregon consumers
April 25, 2012—The stakes are high for choosing an insurance plan that will define Oregon’s essential health benefits package, even though the question the recent Governor-appointed essential health benefit workgroup will answer is a wonky one—especially considering that the workgroup will get into the nitty gritty details of comparing insurance plans.
Teresa Miller, Oregon Insurance Administrator, Accepts Federal Position
November 15, 2011 -- The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced today Insurance Division Administrator Teresa Miller has accepted a position with the federal agency charged with implementing many of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, including the development of health insurance exchanges.
