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SOURCE: akaka.senate.gov Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, held an oversight hearing today on the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES).  This evaluation system, recently [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov New medical loss ratio regulations make insurance marketplace more transparent and require insurers to spend premium dollars on care New regulations issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) require health insurers to spend 80 [...] Read More

SOURCE: lieberman.senate.gov Lieberman, Udall, Gillibrand Urge Colleagues To Pass Defense Bill In Lame Duck WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Mark Udall (D-CO), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) issued the following statement today urging the Senate to pass the National Defense Authorization Act and [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON —Pursuant to a requirement imposed by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced a proposed rule to implement the annual funding notice requirement under section 101(f) of [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. House of Representatives vote on the extension of Unemployment Insurance: “It is unfortunate that today, exactly one week before Thanksgiving, we [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov New requirements empower patients to designate their own visitors, including a same-sex domestic partner The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued new rules for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating hospitals that protect patients’ right to choose their [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov ‘Quick Pay’ and ‘Express Lane’ Initiatives Work to Cut Processing Time WASHINGTON – VA has launched two pilot programs to test new procedures that will speed the payment of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation benefits to Veterans [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov New requirements empower patients to designate their own visitors, including a same-sex domestic partner The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued new rules for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating hospitals that protect patients’ right to choose their [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is piloting new, personalized Veterans Health Benefits Handbooks.  The handbooks are tailored to provide enrolled Veterans with the most relevant health benefits information based on their own specific eligibility.  In essence, each [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov CMS encourages beneficiaries to review coverage The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is encouraging all Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of the annual Open Enrollment period to make sure they have the best coverage available to [...] Read More