November 7, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Avalere Health, Barack Obama, Caroline Pearson, Department of Health and Human Services, Donald Trump, health insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, Hillary Clinton, Kaiser Family Foundation, Larry Levitt, Obamacare, Orrin Hatch, Sylvia Burwell
2016, Issue 11-07-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — Premiums for health plans purchased through the Affordable Care Act will rise sharply next year, and insurer defections in some states will leave consumers with substantially fewer coverage options, the federal government reported. Premiums will increase, on average, 25% for mid-level plans on the federal health insurance exchange, according to the Department of
October 20, 2016 by CDR Blog and Chain Drug Review
2017 open enrollment, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Marketplace, HHS, Sylvia Burwell
CDR Blog
It was just a blip — maybe you missed it — but health care was indeed mentioned in last night’s presidential debate in Las Vegas. And it wasn’t Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump that brought it up. During the discussion on the economy, moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News tried to get the candidates to
October 19, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
2016 presidential election, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, health care, health insurance, Hillary Clinton, Obamacare
Featured Articles, Issue 10-24-2016, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
WASHINGTON — Change is apparently looming for the Affordable Care Act, regardless of whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins the 2016 presidential election. Though it’s uncertain if health care will emerge as a topic at tonight’s third and final presidential debate in Las Vegas at the University of Nevada, the issue was the subject
October 10, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Denis McDonough, health insurance, White House Healthy Campus Challenge
2016, Issue 10-10-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, News
WASHINGTON — Seeking to boost the number of young people getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration is employing targeted digital communications and social media. The White House Healthy Campus Challenge will engage college and university campuses in enrollment efforts nationwide. “We will work with administrators, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and
September 26, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Avalere, Dan Mendelson, Drew Altman, health insurance, health insurance exchanges, HealthCare.gov, Kaiser Family Foundation
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
WASHINGTON — The upcoming enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act will be pivotal, as hikes in premiums, withdrawals by insurance companies and sign-ups that fell short of targets have combined to call the law’s sustainability into question. Federal officials say the problems is surmountable and are driving to bolster the statute before President Obama
July 25, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, health insurance, HealthCare.gov, Journal of the American Medical Association, Medicare, prescription drug costs
2016, Issue 07-25-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has made suggestions for improving the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including bigger subsidies for private insurance and a Medicare-like public plan in some states. Obama also said drug makers were putting their bottom lines ahead of the common good by opposing any constraints on medication prices. “We worked successfully with
June 20, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
ACA, accountable care organizations, ACOs, Affordable Care Act, Internal Revenue Service, IRS
2016, Issue 06-20-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — Accountable care organizations (ACOs) face a major hurdle under a ruling by the Internal Revenue Service. ACOs are groups of doctors, hospitals and other health care providers, possibly including pharmacists, who voluntarily come together to give coordinated high-quality care. The goal is to ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right
June 6, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Avalere Health, health insurance exchanges, HealthCare.gov, Humana, Kevin Counihan
2016, Issue 06-06-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — Large health plans that have claimed financial challenges from their participation in health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act are set to seek significant premium increases in about a dozen states where they operate those individual plans. Others are limiting the number of plans offered if not vacating states altogether. Plans in
June 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Department of Health and Human Services, health care expenditures, health care reform, Jeffrey Woldt, prescription medication expenditures, Sylvia Burwell
2016, Issue 06-06-2016, Issues, Opinion
Several recent reports help illuminate the state of the nation’s health care reform efforts by examining progress under major aspects of the Affordable Care Act. President Obama signed the legislation into law in March 2010 with three overarching objectives — establishing new protections for health care consumers, enhancing access to care, and improving quality while
January 19, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Department of Health and Human Services, health coverage, health insurance plan, HealthCare.gov, open enrollment, plan identification number, Richard Ashworth, Sylvia Burwell, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens pharmacy
2015, Issue 01-19-2015, News
WASHINGTON — Nearly 6.5 million consumers selected a health insurance plan or were automatically reenrolled under the Affordable Care Act in November and December. And 87% of people who selected 2015 plans through HealthCare.gov in the first month of open enrollment are getting subsidies to lower premiums, the government reported. “We’re pleased that nationwide, millions of