Medicare Will Cover Hepatitis C Screening in Primary Care Settings
6-3-2014On June 2, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its determination that hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening will be covered by Me…
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Protect Yourself from Hepatitis B
5-7-2014Did you know that 1.2 million people in the U.S. have chronic Hepatitis B, but many more people don’t know they’re infected because they have no sym…
Opportunity for Public Comment: Proposed Additions to the List of Conditions Captured by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Chronic Conditions Warehouse Include HIV/AIDS
4-24-2014On April 17, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a request for public comment on a list of conditions and their related identifica…
HHS announces important Medicare information for people in same-sex marriages
4-4-2014Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is now able to process requests for Medicare Pa…
CMS Shares Information & Tools Regarding ACA Enrollment Deadline and Complex Cases
3-27-2014Special Enrollment Periods in the MarketplaceThe deadline for open enrollment is March 31st. As the Administration said previously, those consumers who are in l…
HHS Publishes Rule Requiring Health Plans to Accept 3rd Party Payments from Ryan White
3-21-2014On March 19, 2014, HHS published an interim final rule in the Federal Register that requires issuers of qualified health plans (QHPs), including stand-alone den…
CMS Invites Comments on Proposed Decision Regarding Coverage of Hepatitis C Screening
3-7-2014This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their proposed decision memo for the National Coverage Analysis (NCA) on Medicare cover…
New Fact Sheets Available to Help Consumers with Marketplace Questions
1-16-2014The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released some easy-to-understand consumer fact sheets for those who are enrolling or who have newl…
CMS Invites Public Comment as it Considers National Coverage Determination for HCV Screening Under Medicare
9-13-2013The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has initiated a National Coverage Determination (NCD) process for screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in …
Save the Date: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Essential Health Benefits Webcast
8-22-2013The Affordable Care Act (ACA) ensures that health plans offered in the individual and small group markets, both inside and outside of the Health Insurance Marke…