Most states fail transparency scorecard
The report card, developed by Catalyst for Payment Reform and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Initiative (HCI³), examined multiple transparency factors on a 100-point scale.
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States get more time on insurance exchanges
In a letter to the nations governors, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius eased a tight deadline for the states to declare whether and how they will build health insurance exchanges mandated and funded under the Affordable Care Act.
Survey: Small business owners have poor grasp of health reform
A survey by online health benefits seller eHealthInsurance finds that more than three-quarters of small business clients are not doing long-term planning on how health reform, including insurance exchanges, may affect their business.
GOP Senators join the quest for answers on meaningful use
Two weeks after four GOP leaders of the U.S. House raised questions about the value of the EHR meaningful use program and possible use of EHRs to overbill, four Senate counterparts now want similar answers.
Health I.T. start-ups are increasing, and so is help for them
The amount of venture capital being spent on Health IT companies is increasing, and technology is partying like its 1999 as geeks are transforming health care.
Health plan ID, insurance exchange rules coming soon
The Department of Health and Human Services expects soon to publish a final rule to govern establishment of state insurance exchanges to provide one-stop shopping for health coverage, and a proposed rule to establish the long-delayed unique identifier for health plans.