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CMS tightens provider directory rules for 2016

Starting next year, health insurers must provide up-to-date doctor lists for their  Medicare Advantage and Healthcare.gov policies, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Bills in 12 states would create insurance exchanges

As  states continue to weigh their options should the Supreme Court strike down federal subsidies for health insurance in King v. Burwell, lawmakers in 12 states have proposed bills to create an insurance exchange.

Supreme Court hears King v. Burwell arguments

The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments today in the  King v. Burwell  case, which questions the legality of tax subsidies for health insurance purchased on Healthcare.gov.  FierceHealthPayer  attended the proceedings in person.

Healthcare.gov CEO on hot seat for withholding enrollment data

Kevin Counihan, CEO of Healthcare.gov, was on the hot seat in front of a Congressional committee hearing Thursday.

CMS will re-open enrollment for Americans facing tax penalties

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a special enrollment period on Healthcare.gov for Americans who learned after Feb. 15 that they face a penalty for not having insurance in 2014 and who want to enroll in 2015 in order to avoid that penalty.

State exchanges still plagued by financial challenges

Around the country, states that opted to run their own insurance exchanges continue to face significant challenges. Funding problems in particular plague small states, which generate less from taxes that can be used to operate the exchanges.

Despite hitting goal, Healthcare.gov continues to sing the blues

As the official deadline for open enrollment closed Feb. 15 at midnight, there was both good news and bad news.

Healthcare.gov shoppers struggle to determine out-of-pocket costs

Despite the Affordable Care Act's call for standardized and transparency in health insurance pricing, consumers still struggle to determine what exactly a plan sold on Healthcare.gov will cost them.

Insurers fear shorter exchange enrollment period could hurt recruitment

Although insurers are still signing up new consumers for the current health insurance exchange enrollment period, they're starting to focus on next year's enrollment process to hopefully ward off major difficulties.

Obama administration made security changes to Healthcare.gov

The Obama administration made changes to Healthcare.gov Friday after it was reported that the site  might be violating consumers' privacy rights by giving their personal data, including age, income, ZIP code and various health conditions, to third-party sites.