Reimbursement

Unemployment rate fell, cost of healthcare moderated about same time as ACA marketplaces launched, Medicaid expanded.

The punishments come in the third year of Medicare penalties for hospitals with patients most frequently suffering from potentially avoidable complications, including various types of infections, blood clots, bed sores and falls.

Almost a third of all counties in the United States have one insurer in the marketplace for people buying individual coverage for 2017.

Analysts who have been involved in the intricacies of health policy for decades warn no replacement strategy will be easy.

Most agree that no matter what else may change, quality payment programs under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, or MACRA, will continue.

As insurers' shrink their provider networks and slash the number of plans that offer out-of-network coverage, some consumers are learning that their treatment options could be limited.

Congressional Budget Office says comprehensive major medical coverage at a minimum, covers high-cost medical events.

Kaiser Family Foundation poll found the 53 percent of people reported that they or someone in their household has a pre-existing condition.

Oak Street Health co-founder says measurably better care at lower cost will always be valuable, regardless of politics.

Lowest performing hospitals before passage of the Affordable Care Act showed biggest improvement after being penalized, researchers say.