Senate Parliamentarian Upends GOP Hopes For Health Bill
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) The official rules keeper in the Senate Friday tossed a bucket of cold
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Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Straight repeal of ACA back on the table after BCRA fails: 5 things to know
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two more Republican senators defected from the revised Better Care Reconciliation Act Monday
Read MoreNonprofit hospitals record greater revenue, less charity care spending under ACA: 7 findings
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A recent Politico analysis reveals the nation’s top seven hospitals as ranked by
Read MoreFewer issuers apply to participate in Health Insurance Exchanges for 2018
(Source - www.cms.gov/Newsroom) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced 141 individual market qualified health plan (QHP)
Read MoreUS uninsured rate climbs to 11.7%
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) The country’s uninsured rate has risen to 11.7 percent after reaching a record
Read MoreStates Move To Tighten Medicaid Enrollment, Even Without A New Health Law
(By Charles Ornstein for ProPublica and co-published with NPR’s Shots blog) No corner of the health care system would be
Read MoreTed Cruz pitches BCRA amendment to allow deregulated health plans on exchanges
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) In an effort to win over conservative holdouts, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, floated
Read MoreAnthem Inc. Exits Obamacare Exchange in the Majority of Counties in Nevada
With Anthem Inc.’s decision to stop offering Obamacare health plans in much of Nevada, the will remain in three counties
Read MoreBoston insurance co-op to shutter, transition to for-profit entity
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Boston-based Minuteman Health, one of the last remaining nonprofit co-op health plans created
Read MoreHumana Will Not Return to the Individual Insurance Market
Humana’s CEO Bruce Broussard when asked in a recent interview whether or not Humana will return to the individual insurance
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