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DoD eases rules for health care approvals after contractor 'failure'

Citing unacceptable delays by its contractor, the Pentagon waives the requirement for preauthorization of specialty care for military members, families and retirees in TRICARE's western region.

Tags: DoD , TRICARE , United Healthcare , Doug Lamborn , Jonathan Woodson , Jared Serbu , pay and benefits

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Budget battle and the economy

On this week's Bloomberg Government Capital Impact show, analysts will compare the House and Senate budget proposals, and discuss sequestration's impact on the economy.
March 21, 2013

Tags: acquisition , budget battle , budget cuts , Paul Ryan , continuing resolution , sequestration , Bloomberg Government , Loren Duggan , Cameron Leuthy , Nela Richardson , Allen Scott , Capital Impact

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FEHBP open season part 2

Insurance expert Walton Francis will answer your questions and emails about federal benefits.
December 5, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , federal benefits , Walton Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees , Open Season , Mike Causey , Your Turn

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Medicare Part B and the presidential election

NARFE's David Snell joins host Mike Causey to talk about best health care buys for federal retirees. Sean Reilly from the Federal Times will discuss the presidential election and its impact on feds.
November 7, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , Medicare part B , sequestration , retirement , David Snell , NARFE , Open Season , Sean Reilly , Federal Times , USPS , Mike Causey , Your Turn

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Premiums for federal health plan set to increase 3.4 percent

The Office of Personnel Management announced 2013 premiums for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are set to increase 3.4 percent. That's slightly below last year's increase of 3.8 percent, which had been the lowest since 2008. In 2010, premiums rose 7.3 percent.

Tags: OPM , FEHBP , pay and benefits , benefits , John Berry , Walt Francis , Ruben Gomez

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GAO dismisses protest over huge TRICARE contract

The Government Accountability Office has turned back a protest over a multibillion dollar contract to administer part of the military's TRICARE health insurance system, the losing bidder said Monday. The Comptroller General's decision was not publicly released as of Monday afternoon, but TriWest officials said they had been notified of the rejection.

Tags: DoD , GAO , TRICARE , Aetna , TriWest , UnitedHealth , David McIntyre , Jared Serbu , Health Net

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Health law on trial

On this week's edition of Bloomberg Government's Capital Impact show, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle discusses the Affordable Care Act and the potential political fallout of a high court reversal.

Tags: Affordable Care Act , Tom Daschle , Chris Flavelle , Matthew Barry , Peter Gosselin , Allen Scott , Bloomberg Government

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House passes veterans funding bill

Tags: VA , veterans , Congress , House ,

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The future of health care cost savings

On this week's show, host Allen Scott examines efforts to cut health care costs and their potential implications for businesses and federal and state budgets. Guests include Health Care Analysts Christopher Flavelle and Brian Rye, and Congressional Analyst Loren Duggan.

Tags: Bloomberg Government , Allen Scott , Loren Duggan , Chris Flavelle , Brian Rye , budget , FDA , Medicaid

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Q & A with Aneesh Chopra

Host John Gilroy will talk federal IT issues with former White House Chief Information Officer Aneesh Chopra.
April 24, 2012

Tags: technology , Aneesh Chopra , health IT , National Wireless Initiative , federal IT initiatives , budget cuts , green button , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk

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