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Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
A permanent solution to the annual cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement rates through the sustainable growth rate formula "doc fix" may be in jeopardy due to upcoming budget negotiations.
Preliminary data provided by the White House shows that approximately 476,000 applications for health insurance have been filed through the Affordable Care Act's federally run and state-operated health insurance exchanges since open enrollment began on October1.
More than seven out of 10 uninsured residents say they are unfamiliar with the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges according to a new Gallup poll.
On Tuesday, Oct. 15, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3095, which requires a formal rulemaking process to be followed for any new or revised requirement related to sleep apnea screening, testing or treatment of commercial motor vehicle operators.
More than 100,000 residents have completed applications for coverage through the Affordable Care Act's state-operated health insurance exchanges, and at least 38,000 have enrolled.
A bipartisan legislative initiative in Congress has led to the passage of a bill that requires a formal rulemaking process to be followed for any new or revised requirement related to sleep apnea screening, testing or treatment of commercial motor vehicle operators. The bill, H.R. 3095, was passed by the Senate Oct. 4 after previously passing in the U.S. House of Representatives by a unanimous 450-0 vote. The signature of President Obama is now required for the bill to become law.
Officials in Republican-led states with federally run exchanges report wide variances in insurer competition and preparedness, Modern Healthcare reports.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report which provides the first comprehensive look at the average premium prices consumers will pay for coverage through the health insurance exchanges. The report included data from the 36 states in which the federal government will either run the exchange or partner with the state.
Open enrollment for state exchanges, a key component of the Affordable Care Act, begins today. To coincide with this important milestone in health care reform, the AASM has assembled a series of online resources to help members navigate the state exchange system and other key provisions in the ACA.
CMS released a proposed rule outlining the requirements for the Affordable Care Act's Basic Health Program (BHP), which is scheduled to be implemented in 2015. The program is designed for states to offer lower-cost health coverage options to residents with annual incomes that exceed the eligibility threshold for Medicaid, but are unable to afford the health plans in the law's insurance exchanges.