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June 19, 2013

Plans Use Varied Approaches to Meet New ACA Preventive Services Contraceptives Rule
Reprinted from Drug Benefit News

Almost a year after the Affordable Care Act (ACA)-mandated preventive services regulation governing women’s health services took effect, plans appear to be adopting a generous approach to coverage of oral contraceptives.... Read Full Story

Will They Still Love MA Plans Tomorrow? Enrollment Figures May Yield Misleading Outlook

To rephrase an old aphorism, there are lies, damned lies and government figures on Medicare Advantage plan enrollment. And each of them can be misleading if the underlying assumptions aren’t challenged.... Read more

“This is basically a three-year implementation being done in 10 months. But that’s part of the fun, and part of the challenge.”

— Kevin Counihan, CEO of the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, speaking at a recent Health Insurance Exchange Summit sponsored by Global Health Care, LLC.

Click here to read the HEALTH PLAN WEEK article in which this quote appeared. (Free for HPW subscribers; $17 for non-subscribers).

Today's Datapoint

19%... of 900 employers surveyed by the consulting firm Mercer in 2013 said they expect their costs to rise significantly (by 5% or more) as a result of the ACA, up from 15% in 2011.

Click here to read the AIS's HEALTH REFORM WEEK E-NEWS ALERT in which this datapoint appeared. (Free for HRW subscribers; $17 for non-subscribers).

• Congressional Record
• Federal Register

ACETO Corp. named Satish Srinivasan president and chief operating officer of its Rising Pharmaceuticals subsidiary, effective July 15. Srinivasan has nearly 20 years of experience in the generic pharmaceutical industry, all with Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd....Partners HealthCare at Home (PHH) appointed Rod Carnifax president. He will serve as PHH’s senior advisor on strategy, planning, and the integration of opportunities to grow its business throughout Massachusetts. Carnifax had served as vice president of home health services and palliative care at Presence Health, Illinois' largest Catholic health system.   

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