With the entire industry waiting on the House's decision to pass the American Health Care Act, many are speculating about Medicaid's future, a program providing assistance to Americans with limited resources.
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The nation is anxiously awaiting the House's vote on the Republicans' American Health Care Act and several GOP leaders could play a major role in the ACA alternative's fate.
Darien, Conn.-based Remedy Partners reported 7.7 percent savings achieved under Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative.
J. Mario Molina, MD, president and CEO of Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare, is speaking out against the American Health Care Act, saying the law will have major consequences for the tumultuous payer industry, according to The New York Times.
If the American Health Care Act comes to fruition, Americans will face an average deductible increase of $1,150, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.
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A Washington, D.C.-based National Academy of Medicine report found alternative payment models and health data exchange were among the top priorities for payers in 2017, HealthPayerIntelligence reports.
The U.S. House voted 416-7 to advance H.R. 372, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 to the Senate.
Following President Donald Trump's statement that many are leaving the medical field due to the ACA, FactCheck.org analyzed this claim and found the number of active physicians increased between 2010 and 2015.
538 Editor-In-Chief Nate Silver penned a column examining the American Health Care Act's approval ratings.
McLean, Va.-based Capital One served as the administrative agent for a $30.5 million loan for a medical office building acquisition building in Grand Rapids, Mich.