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November 21, 2011 - Patients discharged from the hospital after heart attack were more likely to take medications prescribed for their condition when copayments were eliminated, a Commonwealth Fund–supported study concludes. Patients with full coverage also experienced fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other vascular events during the study period—and total spending by the insurer did not change.
November 17, 2011 - Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance policies increased by 50 percent from 2003 to 2010, and the annual amount that employees pay toward their insurance increased by 63 percent, as businesses required employees to contribute a greater share, this new Commonwealth Fund analysis finds.
June 7, 2011 - This Commonwealth Fund/National Academy for State Health Policy webinar, "Health Insurance Exchanges—Key Choices for States," offers states implementation guidance.
December 20, 2011 - In a new blog post on the HHS's proposed approach to minimum coverage standards, Sara Collins says it will be critical that HHS balance the desire of states and health insurers to determine what benefits are included with the law’s intended goal of providing consumers and employers with comprehensive health insurance coverage options.