The HHS budget released yesterday calls for $1.5 billion to implement (at least in part) the federal exchange for 33 states. Despite Republican’s ongoing refusal to increase funding, with some…

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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says she underestimated challenges and misinformation created by the slow roll-out of health care reform saying it’s a “state-by-state” political battle of information, especially in states…

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Today, November 9, the Obama administration gave states an extra month to submit plans to set up state-based health insurance exchanges, pushing the deadline back from Nov. 16 to Dec.…

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This afternoon, the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it has issued the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for 2013.  According to a news release from HHS,…

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The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Alaska’s Medicaid program, has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1.7M to settle alleged violations…

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