In its latest brief, Kaiser Family Foundation delves into how the Medicare program will fare in years to come.
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Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna is weighing its options as to whether it will offer coverage on the ACA exchanges in 2018, according to Market Watch.
After more than double the anticipated number of oncologists enrolled into CMS' bundled payments model, Watertown, Mass.-based Archway Health announced that 18 providers nationwide selected it to manage their participation in the Oncology Care Model.
Health Republic Insurance of New Jersey announced its permanent closure Feb. 3, 2017, NJ.com reports.
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the American Association of Retired Persons are urging senior citizens to write their elected officials about the importance of protecting Medicare from block grants, the Times Union reports.
Questions over the ACA's future have lingered for months, with Republican lawmakers continually saying they will repeal the health law. However, The Hill reports the GOP is changing its stance and saying they plan to repair the law.
As healthcare edges closer to value-based care, three of the nation's largest payers said they're spending approximately 50 percent on value-based initiatives, Forbes reports.
If President Trump's administration repeals the ACA, accountable care organizations are likely to survive, SearchHealthIT reports.
Indiana's MyCareINsight.org website, which includes price data for the 100 most common inpatient procedures, will also include data for the state's 50 most common outpatient procedures, according to the South Bend Tribune.
Research and Markets reported healthcare accounts are becoming more important as healthcare costs are on the rise.
