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A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Senate and House Reform Proposals
(By the Kaiser Family Foundation)

Summaries of Coverage Provisions In House and Senate Reform Legislation
(By the Kaiser Family Foundation)

House Reform Bill — Short Summary

House Reform Bill — Detailed Summary

This Week's Health Business News

• High-Risk Insurance Pools Could Trim Uninsured but Federal Funding Is Needed  
• Medicare Contractors Use Conflicting Rules on Consultations; CMS to Issue Guidance Soon 
• Health Plans Take Part in Developing National Drug-Tracking System  
• Study Results: Health Insurers, Profits Aren't Likely to Rebound Until 2012  
• Compensation Rates for Blues Plan Board Members Increased in 2008, but Are Losing Momentum   

News from Washington and the States

• Proposed Changes to FEHBP Could Give an Upper Hand to Drug Makers
• House Speaker Pelosi to Introduce Bill Ending Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurers
• Colo. Jury Instructs Health Plan to Pay $37 Million to Woman Whose Policy Was Cancelled
• With Federal Reform Efforts on Hold, Attention Turns to the States
• FY 2011 Budget Portends Major Jump in Federal Fraud Fighting

Health Plan Business

Medicare Advantage

• Medicaid Medical Loss Ratios May Deteriorate and Leave Nonprofit Plans With Losses

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans

• Administrative Costs for H1N1 Vaccine Administration Will Be Covered by Blues Plans 

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