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                      02.06.2014                  
                
                
               
                 UPDATE: Families USA has now released template comments on the 2015 Letter to Issuers in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) (the guidance discussed in this blog) for you to use in drafting your own comments. To…
              
              
                            
                
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                      02.05.2014                  
                
                
               
                 One aspect of the Affordable Care Act that has flown under the radar is its potential to increase employment in the health care sector for everyone, including people of color. Currently, health care employees…
              
              
                            
                
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                      01.31.2014                  
                
                
               
                 The first half of the open enrollment period for the health insurance marketplaces ended in December 2013. This graphic highlights basic data on consumer enrollment in state-based and federally facilitated marketplaces during this period.
              
              
                            
                
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                      01.31.2014                  
                
                
               
                 The first half of the open enrollment period for the health insurance marketplaces ended in December 2013. This graphic highlights basic data on consumer enrollment in state-based and federally facilitated marketplaces during this period.
              
              
                            
                
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                      01.29.2014                  
                
                
               
                 On Monday, three Republican senators released The Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment Act, a proposal that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and the powerful consumer protections that exist today. Though the likelihood of its…
              
              
                            
                
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                      01.28.2014                  
                
                
               
                 Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, consumers have more options for carriers and health insurance plans through their state’s marketplace. According to data from healthcare.gov, 34 states’ marketplaces offer plans from an average of…
              
              
                            
                
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                      01.25.2014                  
                
                
               
                 From: Talia Schmidt 2:30pm The ballroom is buzzing as colleagues and friends come together for the closing of Health Action 2014. Business cards are exchanged, phone numbers given out, hugs distributed freely and frequently.…
              
              
                            
                
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                      01.24.2014                  
                
                
               
                 From Talia Schmidt 6:30pm Families USA’s health system reform expert, Kim Bailey, takes the stage to introduce her panel. Her energy is as evident and bright as her fiery red hair as she asks,…
              
              
                            
                
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                      01.23.2014                  
                
                
               
                 From: Kate Blocher 6:00pm That wraps up the first day of Health Action 2014. Make sure to join us tomorrow morning when we'll hear from Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear about his experiences implementing the…
              
              
                            
                
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                      01.17.2014                  
                
                
               
                 A Washington federal court’s recent ruling on the validity of premium tax credits confirmed what most people have assumed since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in 2010: the original intent of the law was…