Policy and Legislation
Spending rises as states that implemented Medicaid expansion started to pay 5 percent of the costs of those enrollees in January 2017.
Cuts to safety net entitlement programs would pose a significant risk to providers' reimbursement of care for older, sicker and disabled populations.
Rule would cut Medicare Part B drug payments to hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program.
Alexander-Murray bipartisan healthcare bill to stabilize Affordable Care Act has 24 co-signers,12 senators from each party.
Some insurers are able to refile higher premium rates reflecting the loss of the payments, while others will have to absorb the cost.
Programs to improve health for employees focus on common-sense approaches such as quitting smoking, maintaining a healthy weight and keeping cholesterol in check.
While GOP and President Trump seek major cuts in federal funding of Medicaid, 26 states this year expanded or enhanced benefits.
Proposal by Sens. Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray is seen as short-term fix for healthcare coverage under ACA.
This is despite seven NextGen ACOs having lost money, and three had dropped out in 2016 due to financial targets they said were set too high to earn savings.
The much-liked holdover from the Obama administration is a top contender to fill the position abruptly left vacant by Tom Price.