Reimbursement
In 2016, the total national spending on pay-for-quality hit $354.5 billion.
Insurer did not address rumors of CVS takeover, but said decision on its pharmacy benefits manager would be announced by mid-2018.
AMA report finds 75.6 percent of physicians had practices that treated uninsured patients in 2016, compared to 81.3 percent in 2012.
Top earner Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization saved Medicare $62 million, earning $30 million for the ACO.
The new program aims to streamline quality measures providers are required to meet, rewarding outcomes rather than micromanaging processes.
Bill would have insurers paying $3.1 billion in rebates to government, consumers, report said.
Its new Insurance Checker feature seeks to ease a common pain-point: deciphering, understanding and verifying health insurance.
Aetna will focus on core health insurance business while The Hartford Group will grow to become second largest life and disability insurer.
American Medical Association survey finds in 43 percent of metropolitan areas, a single health insurer had at least a 50 percent share of the market.
Cuts to safety net entitlement programs would pose a significant risk to providers' reimbursement of care for older, sicker and disabled populations.