Medicare & Medicaid
Proposed changes include rate range flexibility and adding new delivery models such as telehealth.
Other insurers, such as Cigna and Anthem, also reported gains in their MA businesses during the third quarter.
There is growing concern about how much value the rule really provides for patients and the potential perception problem it creates for hospitals.
Utah, Idaho and Nebraska passed petitioned ballot measures to allow additional individuals to be covered under Medicaid.
Since enrollment weeks are measured Sunday through Saturday, these first figures account for only three days, from Thursday to Saturday.
The agency placed the bulk of the blame on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the agency has signaled intent to tighten oversight.
In Maine, which represents a sixth closely-watched race for governor, the question of expansion heads to court.
The AHA said the policy exceeds the administration's legal authority and, joined by the AAMC and member hospitals, intends to legally challenge it.
The ACA expanded Medicaid coverage eligibility to adults with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, but the law's fate is uncertain.
Due to the opioid crisis, CMS is removing questions regarding pain communication from the hospital patient experience survey.