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GOP leaders discussed part of their ACA replacement plan with party members in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 16, 2017, the New York Times reports.

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna declared it will issue $0.50 quarterly dividends payable April 28, 2017, to shareholders of record on April 13, 2017, the Minnesota StarTribune reports.

Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) told CNN that he would fight for states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the ACA, saying a repeal was a "very, very, bad idea."

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has proposed a limited amendment to the personal injury protection fee schedule, reports Jeff Shanton, vice president and chair of government affairs for NJAASC.

President Donald Trump said the administration plans to release its healthcare plan next month during a White House News conference, CNBC reports.

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna Chief Executive Mark Bertolini spoke out against the ACA exchanges only one day after Aetna and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana announced they were ending their merger agreement, according to the Washington Post.

The U.S. Department of Justice joined San Francisco-based Constantine Cannon's whistleblower lawsuit against Hopkins, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group, saying the payer allegedly overcharged Medicare by several hundreds of millions of dollars.

Former CMS CMO Jeffrey Kang, MD, penned a column for STAT in which he argues Medicare Advantage should convert other providers to transition to value-based care.

President Donald Trump's pick to lead CMS Seema Verma offered Senators very few specific answers during her Feb. 16, 2017, confirmation hearing, The Hill reports.

Medscape presented two recent studies which show ACOs do produce cost savings, although these gains may take some time to present themselves. JAMA Internal Medicine published the two studies online on Feb. 13, 2017.