HCR Update from Mark Sanna: The biggest overhaul of the U.S. health-care system in 50 years has spawned one of the most complex computer projects in the government's history. Dubbed the Hub, the $267 million computer system built by a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc. is one of the most important determiners of whether the Affordable Care Act succeeds. The hub ties together the databases of seven U.S. agencies, ranging from the Internal Revenue Service to the Peace Corps, to determine which Americans can buy medical coverage and get U.S. subsidies through the new government-run insurance exchanges.

HCR Update from Mark Sanna: It will make you stronger. It will give you peace of mind and make you feel like a winner. Health insurance is what the country is talking about, so don't be left out. Sound like a sales pitch? Get ready for more. As President Obama's health care law moves from theory to reality in coming months, its success may hinge on whether the best minds in advertising can reach one of the hardest-to-find parts of the population: people without health coverage.

HCR Update from Mark Sanna: A Texas Republican is seeking to change the new Medicare reimbursement system that has different payment categories for a turkey bite and a turkey peck. An international coding system, ICD10, which medical professionals must adopt by October of next year, has at least nine reimbursement codes for treating "turkey contact" injuries.

HCR Update from Mark Sanna: Individuals buying health insurance on their own will see their premiums tumble next year in New York State as changes under the federal health care law take effect, state officials are to announce on Wednesday. State insurance regulators say they have approved rates for 2014 that are at least 50% lower on average than those currently available in New York. Beginning in October, individuals in New York City who now pay $1,000 a month or more for coverage will be able to shop for health insurance for as little as $308 monthly. With federal subsidies, the cost will be even lower.

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HCR Update from Mark Sanna: In an effort to put President Obama’s health care program back on track, the White House has recruited Chris Jennings, a respected veteran of the Clinton administration, to join the Obama team as a health policy coordinator and strategist, the White House said on Sunday night.

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HCR Update from Mark Sanna: Racing to meet an October deadline, Obama administration officials said Thursday that they had awarded a contract worth as much as $1.2 billion to a British company, Serco, to help them sift applications for health insurance and tax credits under the new health care law. Serco will help the Obama administration and states determine who is eligible for insurance subsidies, in the form of tax credits, and who might qualify for Medicaid.

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HCR Update from Mark Sanna: In a significant setback for President Obama’s signature domestic initiative, the administration on Tuesday abruptly announced a one-year delay, until 2015, in his health care law’s mandate that larger employers provide coverage for their workers or pay penalties. The decision postpones the effective date beyond next year’s midterm elections.

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HCR Update from Mark Sanna: The Medicare system may never collect more than $543 million in overpayments made in 2010, a federal inspector general's report released Tuesday shows, because Medicare entered only a summary of each bill in its new system. The new accounting system for the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) and systems used by Medicare contractors did not extract data automatically, the report said, so information about providers and contractors was lost.

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The Obama administration issued final rules Friday governing contraception coverage in the sweeping 2010 health care law. Nonprofit religious organizations will not have to contract, arrange, pay for or refer contraceptive coverage if they object on religious grounds, but that coverage would be provided separately to women enrolled in their health plans at no cost. HHS received more than 400,000 comments on the proposed rules.

HCR Update from Mark Sanna:

The Obama administration issued final rules Friday governing contraception coverage in the sweeping 2010 health care law. Nonprofit religious organizations will not have to contract, arrange, pay for or refer contraceptive coverage if they object on religious grounds, but that coverage would be provided separately to women enrolled in their health plans at no cost. HHS received more than 400,000 comments on the proposed rules.

HCR Update from Mark Sanna:

The Obama administration issued final rules Friday governing contraception coverage in the sweeping 2010 health care law. Nonprofit religious organizations will not have to contract, arrange, pay for or refer contraceptive coverage if they object on religious grounds, but that coverage would be provided separately to women enrolled in their health plans at no cost. HHS received more than 400,000 comments on the proposed rules.