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11/19/2012
5 Surprising Benefits Health Insurance Exchanges May Have on Health Systems
In August, MX.com surveyed approximately 1,000 health system executives and found that nearly two-thirds — 62 percent — were either uncertain or held a negative view about health insurance exchanges (often abbreviated as HIXs) and their impact on health systems.
In the haze of health reform legislation, it is clear that a majority of senior executives have yet to see the promise that HIXs may offer to health systems
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11/15/2012
End of the Threat to Obamacare? Not at All
President Obama’s narrow victory has left proponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) breathing a collective sigh of relief, believing that the legislation is safe. It’s true, of course, that the election’s outcome has ended the prospect of a new administration using Republican majorities in both chambers and the budget reconciliation process to force outright repeal. But the reality of the economic and political situation means the core elements of the ACA remain very much in play.
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11/13/2012
State names six organizations to oversee health care for neediest adults
The state has selected six organizations to oversee health care for some of the neediest adults in Massachusetts, as it works to streamline coverage for about 110,000 people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.
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11/12/2012
Mass. health law thrown a curve by Obamacare
Now that President Obama has been reelected, it appears the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, is here to stay. And as annual open enrollment periods get underway at many companies, both employees and employers face changes in health insurance coverage and requirements over the next two years.
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11/9/2012
Mass. insurance costs again listed as most expensive in the nation
Some health policy analysts and provider groups cheered last year when results from a 2010 national survey of employers showed that Massachusetts no longer had the most expensive health insurance coverage in the country. But the latest survey data show that the family plans offered through Massachusetts employers once again cost more, on average, than in any other state.
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