CMS postponed the start date of its mandatory bundled payment models and amendments to the existing Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program from Oct.1, 2017, to Jan. 1, 2018, Medscape reports.
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Maine's Community Health Options co-op had a $3.7 million surplus in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 after sustaining nearly $90 million in operating losses the previous two years, Maine Public reports.
Fifteen states filed a lawsuit to preserve the ACA's cost-sharing subsidies aiming to stabilize the insurance marketplace, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Most small businesses favor the ACA over Republicans' American Health Care Act, according to a Small Business Majority poll.
A BDC Advisors survey found 12 major healthcare leaders plan to continue transitioning to value-based care despite an uncertain regulatory environment.
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Aetna is weighing its options regarding pulling its individual and small-group health insurance plans in New Jersey, according to NJ Spotlight.
Kaiser Permanente will continue to offer plans on the ACA exchanges through 2018, HealthPayer Intelligence reports.
New York insurer Oscar has a more positive outlook after narrowing its losses this year, according to Bloomberg.
CMS streamlined the ACA enrollment process to allow consumers applying for coverage through direct enrollment partners to complete their application on a single website.
For the first time since the 2010 passage of the ACA, the number of uninsured Americans has stalled, according to a CDC report.