States that have chosen to expand Medicaid programs as permitted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will represent the greatest opportunities for increased health insurance sales during the next two years, according to an Avalere Health study.Avalere used its model for Medicaid …
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PPACA program appeals to Medicaid expansion fans
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is renewing the paperwork clearance it and states need to set up a new type of health plan aimed at the working poor.At least one state -- Minnesota -- has posted a draft blue print for a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Basic …
Some states implement HSAs for Medicaid expansion
Some states are tinkering with the federal government’s Medicaid expansion program by using it to force new Medicaid patients to pay for and invest in their own health coverage.As reported by NPR, the states of Michigan and Indiana have already implemented Medicaid expansion programs that require …