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Publications Tagged With "health law and policy"
Health Law and Policy Update Oct. 15, 2012
Study finds that frequent users of emergency rooms not "abusers" Health reform initiatives taking shape nationally and in Colorado...
Health Law and Policy Update, Oct. 5, 2012
What's New New report finds there's not much interest in proposals to sell health insurance across state lines One hot...
Health Law and Policy Update Sept. 28, 2012
Picking the right health insurance option just got easier for Colorado consumers HHS announced this week that as of Septembe...
Health Law and Policy Update Sept. 15, 2012
What's New Medicaid expansion In July, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the ACA is constitutional, but that states may not be pe...
Health Law and Policy Update Sept. 7, 2012
This week's updates Colorado recommends Essential Health Benefit benchmark plan Limits on health care created for DREAM...
Health Law and Policy Update: Hospital giant HCA reaps profit, but at what cost?
This week's updates ACA Medicaid expansion As states continue to ponder the question of Medicaid expansion, an Associated ...
Health Law and Policy Update 7.20.2012
This week's updates Colorado should consider all the benefits of Medicaid expansion Dual Eligible Demonstration Proposals Raise S...
Health Law and Policy Update - May 18, 2012
Colorado's Special Session update, Six states receive Exchange Establishment grants, HHS releases guidance on exchange certificati...
Health Law and Policy Update - May 4, 2012
Health Law and Policy Update Headlines: The Exchange extends deadline for advisory group nomination, the Governor to sign Ho...
Health Law and Policy Update: Hospital Payment Assistance Program passes unanimously out of committee
Headlines of the week Hospital Payment Assistance Program passes unanimously out of committee Senate Bill 12-134, the Hospital Pay...
Health Law and Policy Update: Today is the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
This week's updates Today is the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act Hospital Payment Assistance Program passes Senate ...
Health Law and Policy Update: Health reform law approaches second anniversary
This week's updates Health reform law approaches second anniversary HHS releases final exchange and Medicaid regulations Covering...
Health Law and Policy Update: Health reform law approaches second anniversary
This week's updates Health reform law approaches second anniversary Basics of health reform haven't reached many people One in th...
Health Law and Policy Update: High court in Maine upholds premium rate-review authority
This week's updates High court in Maine upholds premium rate-review authority Hospital Payment Assistance Act passes out of Appro...
Health Law and Policy Update: Amended Hospital Payment Assistance Act passes unanimously out of committee
This week's updates Amended Hospital Payment Assistance Act passes unanimously out of committee Colorado exchange awarded $17.9 m...
Health Law and Policy Update: Committee delays action on Hospital Payment Assistance Act while parties negotiate
This week's updates Committee delays action on Hospital Payment Assistance Act while parties negotiate Exchange board plans key d...
Health Law and Policy Update: Hospital Payment Assistance Program hearing set for Thursday
This week's updates Hospital Payment Assistance Program hearing set for Thursday Bill to cut Medicaid fails in committee Legislat...
Health Law and Policy Update: Critics attack Medicaid, but advocates urge a long-term view
This week's updates Critics attack Medicaid, but advocates urge a long-term view Hospital Payment Assistance Program is introduce...
Health Law and Policy Update: White House report notes business participation in Colorado health exchange
This week's updates White House report notes business participation in Colorado health exchange Individual mandate will halve num...
Health Law and Policy Update: Threats and rhetoric around health reform persist at the Colorado General Assembly
This week's updates Threats and rhetoric around health reform persist at the Colorado General Assembly Colorado House passes reso...
Health Law and Policy Update: Governor addresses health reform victories and Medicaid challenges
This week's updates Governor addresses health reform victories and Medicaid challenges Medicaid the top priority for CCLP's Healt...
Health Law and Policy Update: HCPF budget proposal presents opportunities and challenges
This week's updates HCPF budget proposal presents opportunities and challenges Colorado Attorney general passes on review o...
Health Law and Policy Update: Exchange completes hiring executive director, approves grant application
This week's updates Exchange completes hiring executive director, approves grant application Department of Health and Human Servi...
Health Law and Policy Update: Five bidders make pitches for Memorial Health System
This week's updates Five bidders make pitches for Memorial Health System Exchange officials move on executive director, grant app...
Health Law and Policy Update: Broker fees counted as administrative cost under new rule
This week's updates Broker fees counted as administrative cost under new rule Exchange board selects executive director, elects o...
Health Law and Policy Update: Supreme Court will hear challenge to health reform
This week's updates Supreme Court will hear challenge to health reform Lawsuit challenges HealthONE hospital transaction Number o...
Health Law and Policy Update: Federal regulations should protect access, ensure accountability
This week's updates Federal regulations should protect access, ensure accountability Governor proposes increased Medicaid spendin...
Health Law and Policy Update: CCLP releases Self-Sufficiency Standard for Colorado 2011
This week's updates CCLP releases Self-Sufficiency Standard for Colorado 2011 Health insurance rates to increase 9.4 percent next...
Health Law and Policy Update: Federal government suspends CLASS Act, a voluntary long-term care program
This week's updates Federal government suspends CLASS Act, a voluntary long-term care program Guide to Grants in the Affordable C...
Health Law and Policy Update: Suthers approves HealthONE hospital deal, with conditions
This week's updates Suthers approves HealthONE hospital deal, with conditions Old Age Pension crackdown saved money but led to 'h...
Health Law and Policy Update: Consumers want choice, affordable prices from health exchange, research shows
This week's updates Consumers want choice, affordable prices from health exchange, research shows Health groups join physicians s...
Health Law and Policy Update: Health exchange grant application delayed
This week's updates Health exchange grant application delayed U.S. Justice Department seeks Supreme Court review in health reform...
Health Law and Policy Update: President's budget plan a balanced approach but contains troubling health-care provisions
This week's updates President's budget plan a balanced approach but contains troubling health-care provisions Colorado Health Ben...
Health Law and Policy Update: More Coloradans have health insurance
This week's updates More in Colorado have health insurance, new Census Bureau figures show Federal court in Pennsylvania rules pa...
Health Law and Policy Update: Appeals court strikes down challenge to health law
This week's updates Appeals court strikes down challenge to health law Attorney general to hold public hearings on HealthONE hosp...
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This week's updates Health exchange officials working though comments on federal rules Website helps consumers understand health ...
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This week's updates Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Board gets down to business Legislative Audit Committee meets to discuss CMS...
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This week's updates Exchange board picks Hammer as chairwoman Community health centers will more than double their workforce Appe...
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This week's updates Health programs remain vulnerable in debt ceiling agreement Urge Congress to protect programs that help vulne...
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This week's updates The Federal Budget: Countdown to August 2 Religious Leaders Arrested for Budget Protest Colorado Health Benef...
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This week's updates Federal budget negotiations unresolved Former official raises questions about Colorado Health Foundation tran...
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This week's updates Colorado's Health Benefit Exchange Board holds first meeting Exchange board composition a continuing concern ...
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This week's updates Review finds extensive problems with benefits processing, calls on Colorado to comply with the law Pressure r...
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This week's updates Rep. Jim Riesberg appointed Colorado insurance commissioner Health Benefit Exchange Board appointments indust...
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An article in the June 17 edition of Health Law and Policy Update referred imprecisely to the history of the creation of HCA-Healt...
Health Law and Policy Update
This week's updates Colorado Health Foundation to sell its share of hospital group State receives grant to serve 'dual eligibles'...
Health Law and Policy Update
Want to know more about how current federal budget discussions can affect Colorado? Join us June 30 for Federal Budget Works, a th...
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This week's updates Governor signs Colorado Health Benefit Exchange into law Governor saves health insurance coverage for 2,400 c...
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This week's updates Insurance companies would have owed consumers $2 billion last year had MLR provision been in effect Insurance...
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This week's updates: General Assembly completes 2011 session Applications available for exchange governing board Federal appeals ...
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This week's updates: CHP+ premium bill, which would hurt children, advances to governor New law requires child-only health polici...
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This week's updates: Grant will help people eligible for Medicaid and Medicare Committee rejects bill that could have damaged com...
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This week's updates: Supreme Court takes no action on request to hear health reform case Campaign aims to inform college graduate...
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This week's updates: U.S. House approves federal budget plan that would devastate public programs 2011 federal budget cuts weaken...
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This week's updates: Federal budget proposal would be extremely irresponsible health policy State measure would impose premiums f...
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This week's updates: Insurance commissioners delay vote on measure to weaken MLR Exchange bill passes Senate committee, needs you...
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This week's updates: Quick action needed to defeat measure that would undermine key PPACA provision Affordable Care Act marks fir...
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This week's updates Exchange bill to be introduced soon Health care unaffordable for many in 2010, survey finds Benefits of ACA c...
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This week's updates New CBMS settlement requires meeting performance targets Judge stays ruling against Affordable Care Act Gove...
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This week's updates Federal judge upholds the Affordable Care Act Governing structure will be critical to effective exchange Lawm...
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This week's updates Some U.S. House members launch proposals to defund health reform Arizona may eliminate 250,000 from Medicaid ...
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Headlines of the week U.S. House Appropriations committee proposes devastating cuts On Wednesday, House Appropriations Committee C...
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Headlines of the week Health reform repeal fails in Senate As expected, a measure to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable ...
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Headlines of the week Slow benefits processing still hurting Colorado's needy families Long processing delays are still creating h...
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Headlines of the week Governor sees opportunities for innovation in health reformGov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday that Colorad...
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Headlines of the week Hickenlooper announces key department directorsGov.-elect John Hickenlooper on Tuesday announced the appoint...
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Headlines of the week State awarded $13.7 million for increased Medicaid enrollmentColorado was one of 15 states to which the U.S....
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Headlines of the week Decision striking health reform's individual mandate is contrary to precedent and will not be the last word ...
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Headlines of the week Judge dismisses another legal challenge to health reformIn a decision released today, Judge Susan Wigenton o...
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Headline of the week Judge throws out challenge to health reformA federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday threw out a challenge to th...
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Voters reject Amendment 63 Colorado Amendment 63 failed in Tuesday's election as voters saw through proponents' faulty arguments t...
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Headlines of the week Governor proposes delay in provider payments In an effort to address an additional budget shortfall of $261....
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Headlines of the week NAIC approves consumer-friendly recommendation on medical expenses The National Association of Insurance Com...
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Headlines of the week Florida judge allows health reform case to move forward A federal judge in Florida issued a ruling Thursday ...
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Headlines of the week Premium tax credits will benefit nearly half-million ColoradansTax credits to help families afford health in...
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Headlines of the week Amendment 63 the most extreme among anti-reform measuresProposed Amendment 63, one of a number of anti-healt...
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Headlines of the week Key aspects of reform went into effect ThursdayThursday marked the date of implementation of some of the mos...
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Headlines of the week Colorado Anthem customers will share $20 million settlement About 90,000 customers of the Anthem Blue Cross ...
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Headlines of the week Sebelius asks health plans to stop blaming rate increases on the Affordable Care Act In a letter sent this w...
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Headlines of the week Insurance companies abandon children with pre-existing conditions At least four major health insurance compa...
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Headlines of the week Insurance commissioners approve preliminary proposal on medical loss ratio form During a meeting in Seattle ...
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Headlines of the week Insurance officials approve medical loss ratio proposalThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners (...
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Headlines of the week FMAP extension passes Senate vote A vote in the U.S. Senate this week was an important step toward securing ...
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Headlines of the week Feds allocate money for home visiting program Families at risk of health problems and other difficulties ca...
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Headlines of the week State health reform director to hold weekly public meetings Lorez Meinhold, the Colorado director of health ...
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Headlines of the week Colorado high-risk pool open for applications Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter this week announced the Colorado hig...
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Headlines of the week Governors urge Congress to approve FMAP extension Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter was among a bipartisan group of ...
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Headlines of the week FMAP extension still on holdDespite attempts at a compromise, efforts to extend increased Medicaid funding t...
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Headlines of the week An uncertain future for crucial extension of Medicaid funding Twice this week, the American Jobs and Closing...
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Headlines of the week Medicaid FMAP Before adjourning for the Memorial Day recess, the House of Representatives passed a scaled do...
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Headline of the week House imperils Medicaid funding, and Colorado's basic servicesLast week, the U.S. House of Representatives fa...
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Headlines of the week Most companies plan to participate in early retiree reinsuranceThe $5 billion early retiree reinsurance prog...
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Headlines of the week COBRA subsidy helps middle-class families maintain insuranceMany people who lost their jobs during the reces...
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Headlines of the week Lawmakers expanded access, set stage for federal reform, but moved backward in a few areasThe Colorado Legis...
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Headlines of the week Colorado will operate high-risk pool In the first step toward implementing health care reform, Gov. Bill Rit...
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Headlines of the week WellPoint implements recission provisions earlyReuters news service reported last week that WellPoint, one o...
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Headlines of the week Governor Ritter announces Office of Health Reform This week, Governor Ritter named a director of health refo...
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Headlines of the week Federal judge intends to fast-track anti-reform litigation U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson said in a ...
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Headlines of the week HHS approves Colorado's waiver for hospital provider fee Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Ser...
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Headlines of the week President signs reconciliation bill President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed the reconciliation bill passed ...
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Headlines of the week Historic health reform bill is signed into law President Barack Obama signed the health care reform package ...
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Headlines of the week Reconciliation package being formulated The House Budget Committee on Sunday evening released text that will...
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Headlines of the week Obama rallies for health care reform President Barack Obama continued urging lawmakers to pass comprehensive...
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Headlines of the week President moves federal health insurance reform forward President Barack Obama on Wednesday reiterated his a...
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Welcome to the new Health Law and Policy Update from the health team at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy. The recent hiatus i...