Policy and Legislation
Before the ACA, states had differing approaches to handling preexisting conditions.
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.
Clinicians should participate in MIPS for 2017 transition year if they bill more than $30,000 in Medicare Part B allowed charges a year, CMS said.
On average, insurers remaining in ACA market would need to increase silver plan premiums by 19 percent to make up that gap.
Alaska and Minnesota have seen double-digit increases in ACA plan premiums this year have already moved to implement reinsurance policies.
Hispanics' share of the population is expected to widen from nearly a fifth now to a quarter by 2045.
While attempts to reform or replace the Affordable Care Act have been hampered by ideological divides, the president was able to install new leadership at key agencies.
Group asks to meet with president to pitch replacement plan to the Affordable Care Act.
His deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent Adams, will replace him on an interim basis.