Resources from the Federal Government

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report outlining alternatives to the ACA's individual mandate provision by incentivizing consumers to voluntarily purchase private health insurance.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Alabama and Missouri as the latest states to launch Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs for eligible professionals and hospitals.

The Labor Department's Employee Benefits Security Administration posted guidance on grandfathered health plans under the ACA.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates the Secretary of Labor to provide Congress with an annual report containing general information on self-insured employee health benefit plans and financial information regarding employers that sponsor such plans.

MACPAC March 2011 Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the proposed rule on ACOs March 31, 2011.

On March 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the new proposed rules for the State Innovation Waivers, authorized under Section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

In December 2010, HHS proposed a rule requiring all premium rate increases of more than 10 percent for individual or small group plans be reviewed by states and HHS.

On February 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the availability of $200 million in new grant funds for states to develop rate review programs in response to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions requiring HHS, in conjunction with the states, to establish a process for annual review of “unreasonable” rate increases.