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| ! | 2011-2013 Health Insurance Reform Enacted State Laws Related to the PPACA | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 5/1/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19948 | 19948 | 2011 - 2013 Health Insurance Reform Enacted State Laws Related to the Affordable Care Act |
| ! | Federal Health Reform News | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/6/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17747 | 17747 | News of Health Reform Activity in the Federal Government. Additional information from nongovernmental sources. |
| ! | Federal Guidance and Regulatory Actions | Reports | 11/26/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23413 | 23413 | Information and summaries of federal guidance and regulations affecting state health benefit exchanges. |
| | State Responses to Insurance Reform: News and Commentary | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 5/20/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21267 | 21267 | News and commentary describing market and state responses to Health Insurance Reforms. |
| | Small and Large Business Health Insurance: State Roles | Reports | 5/10/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14484 | 14484 | Small businesses now get incentives to offset that they often pay more for employee health benefits because they don't have the buying power of big employers. Large employers will have to offer coverage in most settings as of 2014. This report describes federal and state initiatives to address these groups of businesses and their workers. |
| | Private Health Exchanges and Health Reform | Reports | 4/25/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13805 | 13805 | The Rise of Private Health Exchanges: Implications for Health Consumers, Insurers and Employers. |
| | State Laws & Actions Challenging Certain Health Reform | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 4/23/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18906 | 18906 | State actions and laws challenging elements of health reforms, updated for 2012-2013. |
| | Health Finance Issues, 2013 edition | Reports | 4/20/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14501 | 14501 | This report provides background and multiple resources on the $2.8 trillion world of US health finance. |
| | Massachusetts Health Initiatives: 20 Years of Change | Reports | 4/15/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14543 | 14543 | Read about the Massachusetts Health Initiatives: health reform and cost containment across 20 Years of Change |
| | Health Insurance and States: NCSL Overview | Reports | 4/11/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14509 | 14509 | Overview of state health insurance laws and activities. |
| | HSAs- Health Savings Accounts and the States | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 4/1/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14462 | 14462 | Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) have spread in the past eight years, with new laws and evolving practices in virtually all 50 states. |
| | Fighting Medicaid Fraud SL Magazine | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/1/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25952 | 25952 | Read this story from State Legislatures Magazine to learn how states are sniffing out Medicaid swindlers and saving money |
| | Health Costs: Recent News and Reports | Reports | 3/22/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21266 | 21266 | Health Costs: Recent News and Reports, with latest news updated March 2013 |
| | Congressional Research Service Reports on Health Care Reform | Reports | 3/21/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21033 | 21033 | Provides a link to a number of CRS reports related to health care . Updated March 21, 2013. |
| | High Risk Pools for Health Coverage, State and Federal (State Implementation Report) | Reports | 3/1/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14329 | 14329 | To aid uninsurable individuals with pre-existing medical conditions, 27 states have implemented federal high-risk health insurance pools, while 23 defer to the feds. Federal health reform of 2010 provides $5 billion among all 50 states, a majority are run by states; the others have selected a federally-run option |
| | State Insurance Mandates and the PPACA Essential Benefits Provisions | Reports | 2/28/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14227 | 14227 | State Health Insurance Mandates and the PPACA Essential Benefits Provisions |
| | Health Provider and Industry State Taxes and Fees | Reports | 2/24/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14359 | 14359 | This report details state health provider fees, taxes and assessments; also similar fees on insurers, most of which impact Medicaid funding. |
| | 2013 Top Issues Webinar Series: The Health Reform Expansion, Taming Costs and More | Multimedia | 2/5/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25584 | 25584 | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid to people at or below 133 percent of federal poverty guidelines. But the June 2012 Supreme Court ruling effectively made this expansion optional for states. Learn how states are dealing with issues related to the act, and hear about state innovations aimed at improving the value of Medicaid for both the taxpayer and beneficiaries. |
| | Health insurance exchanges | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/1/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25750 | 25750 | Read this story for information on how states are dealing with establishing health exchanges |
| | State Employee Health Benefits, NCSL | Reports | 1/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14345 | 14345 | A compendium of facts and resources on the states' employee health benefit plans. |
| | Health Insurance Premiums | Reports | 1/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14514 | 14514 | Examine actual health insurance premiums - national and states, 2004 to 2011 with links to best primary sources. |
| | HIPAA: An Overview of Impacts and Actions by States | Reports | 1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14364 | 14364 | The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as HIPAA, continues to have a broad impact on state health policy, as well as on virtually all health providers, insurers and health consumers. Listed below are brief updates and resources of potential interest to state legislatures. |
| | Purchasing Cooperatives and Alliances for State Health Insurance | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 1/1/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18905 | 18905 | State Health Insurance Purchasing cooperatives (CO-OPs), also known as alliances and pools. PPACA provisions and start-up loans for 2012. |
| | Health Reform and Abortion Coverage in the Insurance Exchanges (State Implementation Brief) | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 10/25/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21099 | 21099 | Health Reform and Abortion Coverage in the Insurance Exchanges |
| | Health Insurance Medical Loss Ratios (State Implementation Report) | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 9/20/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21780 | 21780 | Information about Health Insurance Medical Loss Ratios (MLRs) including existing state laws and new ACA-related provisions |
| | Health Insurance Rate Approval / Disapproval (State Implementation Report) | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 9/12/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19787 | 19787 | Health Insurance State Rate Approval and Disapproval, including 50-state laws, bills and new federal HHS-approved rate procedures, updated fall 2011. |
| | Out-of-state Health Insurance - Allowing the Purchase (State Implementation Report) | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 8/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20015 | 20015 | Allowing or facilitating the purchase of health insurance out-of-state. 21 states have considered legislation; Rhode Island, Wyoming and Georgia enacted the first laws. |
| | Autism and Insurance Coverage State Laws | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 8/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18246 | 18246 | Insurance Coverage for Autism |
| | Autism Legislation Database | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 7/30/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14109 | 14109 | This ARCHIVE database tracks autism-related legislation from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. |
| | States Consider Interstate Health Compacts | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 7/26/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14103 | 14103 | 25 States Consider Health Compacts to Challenge Federal PPACA; 7 laws enacted. |
| | The Federal Health Pulse | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 6/15/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24725 | 24725 | Information on Federal actions of concern or interest of states. |
| | Insurance Coverage for Infertility Laws | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 3/21/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14391 | 14391 | A 50-state summary of laws related to insurance coverage for infertility. The webpage also includes an overview of the issue and additional resources. |
| | Health Reform Turns Two | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24334 | 24334 | After passage of the Affordable Care Act, the work—and the criticisms—persist. |
| | Mental Health Benefits: State Laws Mandating or Regulating | Reports | 2/28/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14352 | 14352 | Summary of State Laws Mandating or Regulating Mental Health Benefits |
| | Insurance Coverage for Contraception State Laws | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 2/23/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14384 | 14384 | Provides a 50 state summary of insurance coverage requirements for contraception. Also includes an overview of the issue and additional resources. |
| | Annual Benefit Limits: States Get Waivers Allowing Some Insurance Exemptions | Reports | 2/20/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22273 | 22273 | 4 States Get Waivers Allowing some Insurance Benefit Annual Limits- HHS clarifies status for insurers |
| | Federal Health Legislation 2011 | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 12/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14734 | 14734 | NCSL summary of pertinent federal legislation from the U.S. Congress. |
| | Health Disparities Laws | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 12/9/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21287 | 21287 | State laws related to health disparities. |
| | Health Care Discount Plans: State Roles and Regulation | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 12/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17539 | 17539 | A state by state examination of regulations aimed at health discount plans which generally are not actually insurance. |
| | State Roles in Health Reform Provisions Related to Insurance | Reports | 10/20/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23315 | 23315 | State Roles in Health Reform Provisions Related to Insurance |
| | Health Insurance Plan Types and Definitions | Reports | 9/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19949 | 19949 | Health Plan Types & Definitions - including HMOs, PPOs and other variations |
| | [Summit 11] Here and Now: States Respond to Health Insurance Reform | Multimedia | 8/11/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23415 | 23415 | Here and Now: States Respond to Health Insurance Reform: 3 experts explain the latest requirements, options and outcomes of reforms already being implemented in 2010-1013 related to the Affordable Care Act |
| | [2011 Legislative Summit] States Opting Out: Health Reform Challenges, Waivers and Alternatives | Multimedia | 8/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23581 | 23581 | States Opting Out: Health Reform Challenges, Waivers and Alternatives |
| | Mandated Health Insurance Benefits and State Laws: Overview | Reports | 7/20/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14463 | 14463 | For more than two decades, Legislators regularly debate whether mandates ensure adequate protection for their constituents or further simply increase their health care costs. Here are some links that provide background, information and examples of legislation regarding mandated coverage |
| | ERISA: Health Resources for States | Reports | 7/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14467 | 14467 | ERISA: new and archive health resources for states on preemption and creative solutions. |
| | Diabetes Health Coverage: State Laws and Programs | Reports | 5/14/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14504 | 14504 | This NCSL report provides an in-depth 50-state look at state laws requiring or mandating insurance coverage for diabetes as well as Medicaid coverage and state-based edication and prevention initiatives. |
| | Cafeteria plans used by states to provide health insurance | Reports | 5/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14515 | 14515 | In the past five years, several states are experimenting with a new use for an old idea, aimed at lowering costs for both employees and their employers. Section 125 cafeteria plans were designed as an optional feature for employers; cafeteria plans allow employees to pay for a variety of health care expenses without paying any federal tax on those charges. The result can be a savings of between 25% and 40% of every dollar the employee contributes to his or her plan. |
| | Managed Care Ombudsman, Report Cards and Profiles, 2011 | Reports | 5/2/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14337 | 14337 | Health Insurance and Managed Care Ombudsman, Report Cards and Profiles, 2011 |
| | Individual Health Insurance in the States, 2011 | Reports | 4/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18148 | 18148 | States and Individual Health Insurance, 2011 |
| | Employer and Individual Tax Incentives to Offer Health Insurance | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 4/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13956 | 13956 | Employer Tax Incentives and Credits to Offer Health Insurance |
| | Immunizations and the Affordable Care Act | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22469 | 22469 | LegisBrief: Recent outbreaks of whooping cough across the nation serve as a reminder that vaccines still play an important role in preventing diseases. Under the ACA, new health plans must cover preventive services. |
| | Webinar: Oral Health and the Affordable Care Act: State Roles | Multimedia | 3/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22359 | 22359 | Oral Health Webinar |
| | State Legislation and Actions Challenging Certain Health Reforms, 2009-2010 | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22375 | 22375 | State Legislation and Actions Challenging Certain Health Reforms, 2009-2010 |
| | Federal Health Care Reform: One Year Later | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/22/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22260 | 22260 | States have moved ahead despite uncertainty, risks and opposition. |
| | Managed Care and the States | Reports | 1/6/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14470 | 14470 | Managed Care, both HMOs and PPOs remains the most widespread kind of health insurance in the U.S. State laws and concern about costs make this a major topic for policymakers. |
| | Webinar: States Implementing Health Reform: Consumer Assistance and Insurance Oversight-Dec 1 | Multimedia | 12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21569 | 21569 | States Implementing Health Reform: Consumer Assistance and Insurance Oversight - a Webinar on December 1, 2010 |
| | Webinar: States Implementing Health Reform: 2011 Timeline | Multimedia | 11/10/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21519 | 21519 | States Implementing Health Reform: 2011 Timeline |
| | 2010 State Implementation of Federal Health Reform (State Activity) | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 11/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20231 | 20231 | This page tracks state implementation of the 2010 federal health reform law. |
| | Access to Health Care: Legislative Tracking 2010 | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 11/5/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19467 | 19467 | 2010 Bills related to access to health care. |
| | Health insurance exchanges: Q & A with Jon Kingsdale | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21406 | 21406 | Jon Kingsdale of Mass.: A Q and A on Health Insurance Exchanges |
| | Facing the Future - Setting up health insurance exchanges | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21423 | 21423 | Setting up health insurance exchanges is one of the big, early tasks for lawmakers. |
| | State Health Programs To Cover The Uninsured, 2009-10 | Reports | 9/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13878 | 13878 | State Health Programs To Cover The Uninsured, 2009-10 |
| | Dependent Health Coverage (State Implementation) | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 9/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14497 | 14497 | Covering Young Adults Through Their Parents or Guardians Health Policy. State policymakers are proposing and enacting legislation that extends dependent benefits to young adults not enrolled in college full-time. At least 30 states have now enacted similar legislation to extend dependent coverage regardless of enrollment in school. |
| | Health Reform Implementation: Immediate Health Insurance Reforms Become Effective | Reports | 9/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21342 | 21342 | Six months after health reform legislation became law, health insurance market reforms go into effect September 23, 2010. |
| | [Cost Brief] Pooling Public Employee Health Care- Health Cost Containment | Reports | 9/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19932 | 19932 | Efforts to combine or merge state with local, county, or education public employees. |
| | [Summit 2010] Health Summit Preconference: Health Insurance Exchanges | Multimedia | 7/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20856 | 20856 | Legislative Summit 2010 Health Summit Preconference: Health Insurance Exchange Session |
| | [Summit 2010] Health Summit Preconference: Health Insurance Exchanges: Part 2 | Multimedia | 7/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20959 | 20959 | Legislative Summit 2010 Health Summit Preconference: Health Insurance Exchange Session |
| | Health Insurance Premium Review (Federal Guidance/Grants) | Reports | 6/24/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20657 | 20657 | Federal guidance and information on the provisions of the ACA, Health Insurance Premium Review. |
| | Exchanges: What Legislators Need to Know (Webinar) | Multimedia | 5/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20332 | 20332 | Health Reform: What Legislators Need to Know about Exchanges |
| | Webinar: High Risk Pools: What Legislators Need to Know | Multimedia | 5/3/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20251 | 20251 | What Legislators Need to Know about High Risk Pools |
| | Webinar: States Opting Out -States Checking Up on Health Reform | Multimedia | 5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19233 | 19233 | As the great laboratories of democracy, many states have their own ideas for reform. This session will discuss the issues around state authority to accept, modify, or decline to participate in various components of federal health reforms. |
| | Feds Fight, States Act (SL Magazine) | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20171 | 20171 | Lawmakers were experimenting with ways to rein in costs and expand coverage long before passage of federal health legislation. |
| | Lawmakers on Federal Health Overhaul (SL Magazine) | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20167 | 20167 | Legislative leaders talk about the challenges of health care. |
| | State Examples: Pre-Federal Law State Health Reform (State Activity) | Reports | 4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17691 | 17691 | Archive: This page highlights state activity in areas that were debated as part of federal health reform. |
| | Spotlight: Federal Health Reform Signed March 23 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20031 | 20031 | a Spotlight on the passage of a federal health reform bill. |
| | [SL Mag] Mandating Health Insurance Benefits for Cancer | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 12/16/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19382 | 19382 | Mandated health insurance benefits and treatments have varied since the 1960s, and now the focus is on improved testing and treatment for particular diseases. |
| | Archive: Comprehensive Health Reform: State Examples | Reports | 11/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14496 | 14496 | Comprehensive Health Reform: State Examples--MA,HI,VT,ME |
| | Archive: State Programs to Subsidize or Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance for Small Businesses | Reports | 9/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14526 | 14526 | State Programs to Subsidize or Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance for Small Businesses |
| | Children's Health Reform State Laws | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 8/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14477 | 14477 | A snapshot of state laws related to childrens health reform. Also includes information on the federal poverty guidelines, recent NCSL publications and additional resources. |
| | SL Mag: Improving the Odds | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 8/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18357 | 18357 | Dozens of states aim to help minorities and low-income residents receive better medical care and live healthier lives. |
| | State COBRA Expansions for Small Businesses | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16795 | 16795 | Expansion of COBRA coverage for small businesses. |
| | Managed Care State Laws | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14320 | 14320 | Managed Care State Laws and Regulations, Including Consumer and Provider Protections |
| | Covering Kids: June 2009 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 5/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17465 | 17465 | States are working to provide public health insurance to the growing number of eligible children. |
| | Online Extra: Illinois All Kids Program | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 5/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17470 | 17470 | Illinois' insurance program for children. |
| | Statestats: The American Uninsured Crisis | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/29/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17142 | 17142 | May 2009 State Legislatures article regarding the issue of rising health costs. |
| | Archive: Federal Mental Health Parity 2008 | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 10/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14064 | 14064 | Archive: Federal Mental Health Parity 2008 |
| | Final Maternity Length of Stay Rules Published | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14706 | 14706 | Summary of final rules governing the length-of-stay requirements for a vaginal or cesarean delivery of beneficiaries covered in a group or individual health plan |
| | [LegisBrief] Can Cafeteria Plans Expand Health Insurance Coverage?: Oct. 2008 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13890 | 13890 | Health premium cafeteria plans—which allow employees to pay for health care benefits without paying federal tax on them—can boost access to insurance. |
| | State Health Plans Challenged by ERISA | Reports | 8/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14485 | 14485 | Laws in Maryland, San Francisco and Suffolk County, NY test the role of the federal ERISA law in limiting state actions |
| | Medically Necessary Foods and Formula Laws | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13865 | 13865 | Provides a 50 state breakdown of state laws requiring insurance coverage of medically necessary foods and formulas. Also includes an overview of the issue and additional resources. |
| | Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Laws | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 6/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14374 | 14374 | Provides a 50 state chart of genetics and health insurance state anti-discrimination laws. |
| | LegisBrief: Health Insurance Coverage for Young Adults - JuneJuly 2008 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 6/10/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=13894 | 13894 | |
| | Genetics Legislation Database | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14408 | 14408 | A database of legislation related to genetics. |