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Healthcare Finance and Healthcare IT News surveyed readers and found many are anxiously expecting short-term chaos, skyrocketing costs, increased fraud and uninsured people dying after president-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House.

For 30 percent of beneficiaries, the monthly premium for Medicare Part B will be $134 for 2017, a 10 percent increase from 2016.

A sophisticated cyberattack could inhibit the new President's initial momentum for accomplishing important campaign issues, the analyst house said.

CHC Consulting team members have already begun conducting an operational assessment, will make recommendations.

The president-elect has already laid out a plan that many feel will cause massive disruption to the industry.

Enrollment is strong the day after the election of a president who plans to repeal ACA.

Social spending has modest but detectable effects on population health, whether or not the spending primarily targets health.

Reducing the number of people in Medicaid while ensuring that only the most needy -- such as children and pregnant women -- remain eligible will be a goal for Trump and the new Congress.

Topping the list of ACA provisions likely to survive under Trump is the requirement that employers cover workers' children up to the age of 26.

The money is to support prevention activities and treatment services for health conditions related to the Zika virus, CMS said.