Leading the NewsCMS Announces Navigator GrantsOn August 15th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that $67 million in navigator grants will be split between 105 organizations across the country in states that are part of the federally-facilitated and state partnership exchanges. The navigators will serve as an in-person resource for consumers looking for additional assistance on the ACA marketplace. Prior to the announcement, 13 state attorneys general sent a letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius with concerns about a lack of steps by HHS to protect the privacy of Americans who will shop for insurance on the ACA exchanges, requesting navigators and assisters must be provided with greater training to protect Americans’ privacy.Implementation of the Affordable Care ActOn August 12th, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) sent a letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner calling on the Obama administration to delay the opening of the health insurance exchanges on October 1st. Citing a recent report from the HHS inspector general, which found CMS had missed several deadlines for testing the exchanges’ IT systems, Senator McConnell expressed concern that personal data will be insufficiently protected.On August 12th, Ronald White, a U.S. District Court judge in Oklahoma, ruled the state may challenge the use of subsidies for individuals… Read full this story
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