Tardy Tax Filers Risk Losing Health Insurance Subsidies

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/obamacare-deadline/tardy-tax-filers-risk-losing-health-insurance-subsidies-n415106

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Sign-up season for President Barack Obama’s health care law doesn’t start for another couple of months, but the next few days are crucial for hundreds of thousands of customers at risk of losing financial aid when they renew coverage for 2016. Call them tardy tax filers: an estimated 1.8 million households that got subsidies for their premiums last year but failed to file a 2014 tax return as required by the law, or left out key IRS paperwork.

Implementing Health Reform: Establishment Clause ACA Challenge Rejected (Updated)

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/08/16/implementing-health-reform-establishment-clause-aca-challenge-rejected/

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Breaking The Fee-For-Service Addiction: Let’s Move To A Comprehensive Primary Care Payment Model

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/08/17/breaking-the-fee-for-service-addiction-lets-move-to-a-comprehensive-primary-care-payment-model/

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Most Health Insurance Co-ops Are Losing Money, Federal Audit Finds

The co-ops were created by Congress in an effort to increase competition and keep costs down. According to Daniel Levinson, inspector general at the US Department of Health and Human Services, 22 of the 23 co-ops lost money last year; most had fewer enrollees than had been originally predicted.

ACA to fund 266 new community health centers

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/aca-to-fund-266-new-community-health-centers.html

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http://bphc.hrsa.gov/programopportunities/fundingopportunities/NAP/0815awards/index.html

5 Risks Affecting Healthcare on the ACA’s 5th Anniversary

http://healthcare-executive-insight.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/5-Risks-Affecting-Healthcare-on-the-ACAs-5th-Anniversary.aspx?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-08-10%20Healthcare%20Dive

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The tumultuous future of the U.S. healthcare industry

 

Three factors driving health-spending growth

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/three-factors-driving-health-spending-growth

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Don’t blame Medicaid for most of the rise in state and local health care spending

Don’t blame Medicaid for most of the rise in state and local health care spending

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Contemplating health care with a focus on research, an eye on reform.