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Trump Administration Unveils Association Health Plans Final Rule
Supporters say AHPs offer affordable coverage alternatives for small businesses and individuals. Critics call the plans 'junk insurance' with narrow coverage that stick consumers with huge medical...
Finance
New Trump administration rule to expand access to health plans without ACA protections
Millions of small businesses and self-employed people will be able to buy health-insurance plans exempt from many Affordable Care Act consumer protections under a much-debated rule released Tuesday...
Strategy
Conservatives make new push to repeal Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act should be repealed in August and replaced with a new system that lifts national consumer protections and gives control of health care to the states, according to a proposal...
Finance
Dispute could push L.I. hospital, doctors out of network for BlueCross holders
The negotiation impasse between South Nassau Communities Hospital and Empire BlueCross BlueShield centers around reimbursement levels for services provided by the hospital and doctors in its system.
Strategy
LePage asks Maine's top court to overrule judge’s order to submit Medicaid plan
A state judge has ordered Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration to file paperwork to expand Medicaid as voters demanded despite an ongoing appeal, and the governor vowed to fight the...
Finance
Blue Cross Blue Shield Companies Saved Billions with Tax Cuts
The impact of tax reform and an overall improvement in earnings resulted in a favorable change to capital and surplus in 2017 of almost $8.8 billion for the aggregated Blues.
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Strategy
Mass. House to debate sweeping health care bill
The Massachusetts House is preparing to tackle a major health care bill that calls for $450 million in assessments on some larger hospitals and insurers.
Strategy
Backlash Mounts Against DOJ's ACA Abandonment
Some who have disagreed with each other in past ACA litigation argue the Trump administration's legal stance is 'exactly backward.'
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Finance
As New York Nears Vote on Single-Payer, Divisions Show
The plan to implement a government-run single-payer healthcare system in the Empire State has drawn praise from supporters and the ire of detractors.
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Finance
Insurers On the Hook for Risk Corridor Losses
In a 2-to-1 ruling, a federal appeals court said Congress 'through clear intent' suspended the government's obligation to pay health insurers for losses accrued during the ACA rollout.
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Strategy
'All Gloves Are Off': How Insurtechs Could Disrupt Health Plans
Technology companies are reinventing the insurance industry, and health plans are looking for ways to take advantage of their expertise.
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Finance
Arizona ACO Model Ready to Go National
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Shared Savings Program sent more than $148,000 to 148 physicians in the fourth quarter of 2016, in payments ranging from under $1,000 to over $5,000....