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Anthem asserts deal will close under new administration, AMA says.
Despite a disappointing fourth quarter of 2016, Molina remains a fan of the Affordable Care Act overall and hopes Congress will consult with him and other insurers as it debates the health law's fate.
UPMC reported net income of $616 million for the past six months, driven by a 14 percent jump in health plan revenue.
But the practice raises questions about whether the approach really leads to more effective and efficient healthcare.
Potential CMS leader says she will work to roll back "harms" created by the Affordable Care Act.
Humble allegedly paid kickbacks of 30 percent of facility fees to 103 physicians in exchange for their referrals.
Critics say even some of the most successful high-risk pools that operated before the advent of Obamacare were very expensive for patients enrolled in the plans, and for the people who subsidized them
Pew, Kaiser polls asked people if they approved or disapproved of the healthcare law; Medicaid found to be major driver.
The statewide experiment aims to test new payment systems, prevent unnecessary treatments, constrain overall growth in the cost of services and drugs, and address public health problems such as opioid abuse.
Confusing navigation, lack of incentives for use and understanding of how they work were reasons for the low utilization rate, results showed.