Medicare & Medicaid
Almost 70% of Americans are also looking to elected officials to bring down costs, saying providing affordable care should be a political issue.
County-level premiums are changing both before and after accounting for federal subsidies available to some consumers.
About half as many people signed up in the first week this year as opposed to last, though week one was only two days long.
A rule on hospital prices will be coming out alongside a proposal for health plan transparency, CMS Administrator Seema Verma says.
More than half of those surveyed said they had a serious problem paying a medical bill of any kind, and prescription drugs posed hardships as well.
What looked like achievements of the program may have been a byproduct of factors driving a broader decrease in hospitalizations.
While the site neutral rule goes against court order, as does one on cuts for 340B payments, CMS said it is evaluating an option to appeal.
The $52 trillion plan would seek to bring in about $9 trillion over 10 years by diverting funds employers pay to private health plans.
More than 85% don't know the basic benefits that health insurance plans must cover under the Affordable Care Act, a rise from previous years.
The rule also promotes competition and innovation in durable medical equipment by setting Medicare payment for new items based on commercial pricing data.