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		<title>Members of Congress Across the Country Oppose the ACA&#8217;s Health Insurance Tax.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Across the country, members of Congress are standing up for consumers and small businesses by opposing the ACA's $100 billion health insurance tax.  <a href="http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/23/members-of-congress-across-the-country-oppose-the-acas-health-insurance-tax/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/23/members-of-congress-across-the-country-oppose-the-acas-health-insurance-tax/</link>
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		<title>AHIP&#8217;s Dan Durham Testifies at House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AHIP Executive Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs Dan Durham testified today at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. <a href="http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/20/ahips-dan-durham-testifies-at-house-energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-hearing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/20/ahips-dan-durham-testifies-at-house-energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-hearing/</link>
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		<title>New Report: Medigap Enrollment Continues to Increase</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The House Ways and Means Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on Medicare reform that will focus on proposals to modify beneficiary cost-sharing, including potential changes to Medigap coverage. <a href="http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/20/new-report-medigap-enrollment-continues-to-increase/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/20/new-report-medigap-enrollment-continues-to-increase/</link>
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		<title>The Latest Health Care-Related Legislation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the latest health care-related legislation introduced in the House and Senate. <a href="http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/20/the-latest-health-care-related-legislation-44/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Health Affairs Blog: &#8220;Variation in Medicare Costs Suggests Inefficiencies That Might Be Corrected Through More Administrative Spending&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Administrative costs have often been a focal point of health care cost discussions, even though the data are very clear that soaring medical costs – not health plans’ administrative costs – are driving health care cost growth. A new Health Affairs blog post looks at Medicare administrative costs in comparison to private insurers, finding that “…the large variation in Medicare costs suggests inefficiencies that might be corrected through more administrative spending.” <a href="http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/16/health-affairs-blog-variation-in-medicare-costs-suggests-inefficiencies-that-might-be-corrected-through-more-administrative-spending/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/16/health-affairs-blog-variation-in-medicare-costs-suggests-inefficiencies-that-might-be-corrected-through-more-administrative-spending/</link>
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		<title>Hospital Prices Across the Country</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CMS' recent release of hospital pricing data has been picked up by news outlets across the country. <a href="http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/14/hospital-prices-across-the-country/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/14/hospital-prices-across-the-country/</link>
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		<title>Las Vegas Review-Journal: Health Reform Law &#8220;May Not Be So Affordable for Some Nevadans&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Las Vegas Review-Journal has an article out today on the health reform law’s effect on premiums, finding “the Affordable Care Act may not be so affordable for some Nevadans.” <a href="http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/13/las-vegas-review-journal-health-reform-law-may-not-be-so-affordable-for-some-nevadans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/13/las-vegas-review-journal-health-reform-law-may-not-be-so-affordable-for-some-nevadans/</link>
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		<title>Washington Post: Health insurance tax ‘scares the daylights’ out of some small-business owners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post has an article, “Health insurance tax ‘scares the daylights’ out of some small-business owners,” in today’s paper on the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance tax on small businesses.  <a href="http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/13/washington-post-health-insurance-tax-scares-the-daylights-out-of-some-small-business-owners/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/13/washington-post-health-insurance-tax-scares-the-daylights-out-of-some-small-business-owners/</link>
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		<title>The Latest Health Care-Related Legislation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the latest health care-related legislation introduced in the House and Senate. <a href="http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/13/the-latest-health-care-related-legislation-40/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/13/the-latest-health-care-related-legislation-40/</link>
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		<title>Small Business Owners: Health Insurance Tax to Raise Costs, Disrupt Coverage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several small business owners testified today at a hearing hosted by the House Committee on Small Business on the “profound” financial impact the Affordable Care Act’s new health insurance tax will have on the cost of doing business. <a href="http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/09/small-business-owners-health-insurance-tax-to-raise-costs-disrupt-coverage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2013/05/09/small-business-owners-health-insurance-tax-to-raise-costs-disrupt-coverage/</link>
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