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Congress has approved a spending bill providing a new round of
economic stimulus to millions of Americans struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a massive piece of legislation stuffed with unrelated provisions that include halting “surprise medical billing” and creating new Smithsonian museums dedicated to Latinos and women. Massive year-end bills like this are known in Washington as “Christmas trees,” because everyone seems to be able to attach an ornament.
The full details and text of the 5,593-page, $2.3-trillion bill thought to be the largest single piece of legislation in congressional history were not released until a few hours before the votes were held Monday night. The rush frustrated rank-and-file lawmakers, who complained that the measure was just another in a long series of mammoth bills they were being asked to approve without adequate time to digest.
ACA enrollment rises as record number of consumers renew Obamacare plans
Emily Olsen
Preliminary federal data indicates that enrollment in Affordable Care Act exchange plans has risen for the first time under the Trump administration.
CMS reported on Friday that more than 8.2 million people signed up or were automatically enrolled in a health plan for 2021 during HealthCare.gov s open enrollment through Dec. 15. Those totals don t include people who signed up for coverage in the 15 states that operate their own exchanges, which is up from 13 states last year. New Jersey and Pennsylvania left the federal HealthCare.gov marketplace this year to open their own state exchanges.
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This week in Washington: Washington waited for a COVID-19 stimulus and omnibus appropriations bill ahead of the holiday recess, and a deal was struck Sunday night; Attached to the COVID-19 relief provisions and omnibus appropriations bill are a number of health provisions.
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CMS: New Model Option for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Serving Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
CMS: Applications for MIPS Exceptions Due to COVID-19 Now Due Feb. 1
CMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2019 National Health Expenditures
CMS: FY 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes
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Congressional negotiators agreed to reinstate that promise, delivering Medicaid and Children s Health Insurance Program coverage to tens of thousands of Marshallese and residents of several other Pacific Island nations living in the United States. (Erin Schaff/Pool/Abaca Press/TNS)
Decades later, Congress restores Medicaid for Marshallese and other Pacific Islanders in US
Nearly 25 years ago, with the stroke of a pen, the United States broke its commitment to provide medical care for Marshall Islands residents living in the United States.
This past weekend, congressional negotiators agreed to reinstate that promise, delivering Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage to tens of thousands of Marshallese and residents of several other Pacific Island nations living in the United States.
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