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With each year, new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) rules, called provisions, go into effect. The law focuses on health insurance reform, and there's still a lot of work to be done to make health care affordable and to improve the quality of services. Our friends at Cigna and Saint Mary's Health Plan have provided us a detailed timeline as well as information about Guidance on Federally Facilitated Exchanges and Exchange Grants and Women's Preventive Services to help you understand the law so you can address changes and impacts.
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Health Care Reform Timeline |
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2012 - The PPACA will create administrative standards in United States health care.
The PPACA requires insurers to continue to standardize documents in 2012. New reporting requirements are also in effect.
The year's provisions are: - Encouraging integrated health systems
- Summary of Benefits and Coverage
- Quality of care reporting
- Reducing paperwork and administrative costs
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Fee
To learn more, click Here Source: Cigna |
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Guidance on Federally Facilitated Exchanges and Exchange Grants |
On May 16, 2012, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published documents and information around implementation of Exchanges: The General Guidance on Federally Facilitated Exchanges (FFEs), a Cooperative Agreement and Blueprint Request for Information (RFI) and an announcement of additional Establishment Grants awarded to six states.
To learn more, click Here
Source: Cigna
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Additional Guidelines for Women's Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act |
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Due to federal regulations, health plans must covered the required women's preventive services with no cost sharing for new or renewing groups on or after August 1, 2012.
To learn more about these new guidelines, Click Here.
Source: Saint Mary's Health Plans
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Sincerely, 
Heather Himelwright
Integrated Benefit Consultants |
