Tag: health policy

The Hidden Costs of COVID-19
As we enter 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic is surging through the United States yet again, this time fueled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Although the symptoms of this variant ...

Health Policy News Fall White Paper Released and Upcoming Webinar
Today, PCG’s Health Policy News team released our annual fall white paper. This year’s topic is “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Ten Years Later: States Take the Lead.” ...

Health Policy News – January 2020
Introduction Happy 2020 Health Policy News readers! We hope you all had an enjoyable and relaxing holiday season. As we continue to await the proposed Marketplace guidance for 2021, we ...

Health Policy News Announces Fall Webinar Series
This fall, subject matter experts from Health Policy News will host a webinar series on State health policy activity. As states plan for their upcoming legislative sessions, we will explore ...

CMS Releases Final Exchange Guidance
On April 9, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the long-awaited final Exchange guidance for the 2019 plan year – the final Notice of Benefit and ...

Tackling Rising Prescription Drug Costs – a report on state and federal efforts
On March 29th, subject matter experts from Health Policy News held a webinar and Q&A to discuss efforts at the state and federal level to address the rising cost of ...

Health Policy News January 2018
As we enter this new year, and our third year publishing and distributing Health Policy News, we want to thank you all for continuing to support Health Policy News as a source for ...

Administration releases the proposed rule on association health plans
On January 4, the administration released the anticipated proposed rule broadening the ERISA definition of “employer” and expanding the options for small employers seeking insurance coverage, as foreshadowed in the President’s executive ...

Health Policy News November 2017
Along with the changing weather, this time of year brings some typical health policy events, which are the focus of this month’s edition of Health Policy News. We start with ...

Impact of recent federal policy changes on open enrollment
Open Enrollment Period (OEP) The fifth open enrollment period (OEP 5) kicked off on November 1, 2017, with a shortened enrollment window compared to previous years. With only until December ...