One in four Medicare recipients will pay more Contained within the President's 2014 Budget, is a plan to increase Medicare premiums for upper-income seniors. The plan includes creating five new brackets to increase revenue from the top tiers of retirees.…

Wealthier Medicare beneficiaries asked to pay more It is reported that President Obama's 2014 fiscal budget will reduce reimbursements to providers and drug companies and request wealthier Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for medical services. The full budget will be…

Plan benefits will change to meet next year's requirements The 15 million Americans that purchase coverage in the individual insurance market will be able to enroll in health plans that cover essential services as defined under the affordable care act.…

Reimbursement rates to states established HHS released final regulations Friday establishing the federal reimbursement rate to states for newly established Medicaid patients. The federal government will reimburse states 100-percent the first three years of the expansion and then phase down…

Part of budget deal The president has indicated that he is willing to support specific cost saving changes to Medicare as part of a budget deal. He is open to combining coverage for hospitals and doctor services to create a…

Actuaries estimate individual insurance premiums will rise 32 percent HHS Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius acknowledged that the Affordable Care Act may contribute to increased premiums next year. Premium increases could impact men and young adults due to "shifting". More on this…

Still confronted with implementation challenges Saturday marked the third anniversary of the affordable care act. NPR also noted that the public seems "more confused than ever about the law." HHS Secretary Sebelius says there is a silver lining in that,…

Lawmakers in two states looking to repeal medical tort system Florida and Georgia lawmakers are repeal their state's medical tort system. The outcome would be that no doctor, hospital or medical provider would be sued again. It is estimated that…

Survey shows residents uninformed about exchange Three articles in the March 18, 2013 NAHU newswire include updates from New Hampshire. A non scientific survey commissioned by New Hampshire Voices for Health suggests that much needs to be done to educate…

CBO lowers number to 25 million May 15, 2013 NAHU Newswire: The Congressional Budget Office has reduced the estimate of Americans that are expected to gain health insurance coverage as a result of the Affordable Care Act to 25 million.…

Some states using private Medicaid option A new twist to the expansion of Medicaid has emerged. Lawmakers in Arkansas and Ohio are using Federal funds to purchase private insurance for beneficiaries. This could make the Medicaid expansion more lucrative to…

New Hampshire one of the four conditionally approved HHS. Secretary announced the conditional approval allowing the partnership exchanges to operate until the states can operate them on their own. The new "marketplaces" will be operational in October. Also reported in…