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Centene served about 1.2 million exchange members, an increase of 500,000 members from the previous year.
CEO Joe Swedish leaves door open for Express Scripts return, said Anthem is entering ACA market on assumption cost-sharing reduction payments go on.
Among other key findings, gender wage gap strongly persists among physicians as female docs make less regardless of geography, specialty.
Dr. Brett Giroir, who is currently CEO of biopharmaceutical company ViraCyte, takes over role formerly held by Karen DeSalvo.
Insurers operating in states granted waivers would also be able to charge high risk consumers more for premiums.
Spending bloat, "patchwork" regulations, unstable markets are a problem for reform efforts, experts said.
Before the ACA, states had differing approaches to handling preexisting conditions.
In Minnesota and Wisconsin, nursing homes have denied admission to thousands of patients over the past year because they lack essential staff.
As in other heated meetings, audience members held up red signs when they disagreed with Jordan and, less frequently, green signs when they agreed.
As Republicans eye healthcare reform, Congress must soon decide whether to extend CHIP when its funding ends in September.