On November 29, 2017, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a courtesy hearing to consider the nomination of Alex Azar as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Mr. Azar has been nominated to replace Tom Price, who resigned as Secretary in late September of this year. […]
Read MoreThis afternoon, the Trump Administration released the first proposed rule under regular order concerning the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces (or Exchanges). The rule, which covers benefit and payment parameters for qualified health plans (QHPs) operating on and off the Marketplaces, would impact plans offered in 2019. This is another signal that despite the uncertainty surrounding […]
Read MoreThe Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a letter to governors this week that is signed by both Secretary Price and Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The letter outlines their priorities, which largely align with Administrator Verma’s previous work on Medicaid reform efforts in […]
Read MoreOn February 10, 2017, the Senate confirmed Tom Price to be the 23rd United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. Prior to his nomination and confirmation, Secretary Price was a Member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia’s 6th district. There, he had chaired the House Budget Committee since 2015. In addition, […]
Read MoreOn February 15, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that includes several modifications intended to help stabilize the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace health plans in 2018. The rule includes the following changes: A shift in the annual open enrollment period to encourage more full-year plan enrollments; Required […]
Read MoreOn January 24, 2017, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to consider President Trump’s nominee for the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Representative Tom Price. This was Representative Price’s second time appearing before a Senate Committee as he already had a courtesy hearing with the Senate Committee on […]
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