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Alexander-Murray bipartisan healthcare bill to stabilize Affordable Care Act has 24 co-signers,12 senators from each party.
The uninsured rate is now the highest recorded since the last quarter of 2014 when it was 12.9 percent.
Anthem, CVS Health sign 5-year deal for new pharmacy benefits manager, IngenioRx, dealing a blow to Express Scripts.
Some insurers are able to refile higher premium rates reflecting the loss of the payments, while others will have to absorb the cost.
The insurer said enrollment grew by nearly 1 million people, split evenly between Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement coverage.
Court found no proof that UnitedHealth officers signed off on Medicare Advantage data they knew to be false.
Proposal by Sens. Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray is seen as short-term fix for healthcare coverage under ACA.
This is despite seven NextGen ACOs having lost money, and three had dropped out in 2016 due to financial targets they said were set too high to earn savings.
Total costs of Kymriah and 21 similar drugs in development - CAR T-cell therapies - will reach $1 million or more per patient, according to leading cancer experts.
Anthem Technology Center will create new capabilities to enhance the consumer healthcare experience, help improve quality and lower healthcare costs, insurer says.