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National Journal | States Could Decide Benefits for Exchanges
States may be able to determine which benefits health insurance companies will have to provide in order to be included on state insurance exchanges, the federal government’s top insurance regulator said on Thursday.
Politico | For Medicare and Medicaid, debt default means uncertainty
One longtime Washington health hand said he had not contemplated the overall picture of what happens after Aug. 2 without a deal because, “I think it’s unlikely, but it’s also kind of [too] horrible” to think about.
Econ Comments
Washington Times | HOWARD: How to wreck a prescription-drug program
Democrats should abandon plans to impose price controls on Medicare Part D.
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Think Markets | Healthcare as Social Planning
To reduce unintended pregnancies, the panel said, insurers should cover the full range of contraceptive methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration, as well as sterilization procedures and “education and counseling for all women with reproductive capacity.”
