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A Congressional Budget Office report found a bill, H.R. 5122, aiming to prevent Medicare Part B payment reform, would result in a hefty loss in savings, according to Morning Consult.

The American Medical Association launched various online tools to aid physicians' transition to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.

The Department of Justice filed two motions to dismiss a lawsuit brought on by Moda Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina for losses they suffered under the Affordable Care Act, according to benefits pro.

Tennessee saved millions of dollars after shifting Medicaid payments from fee-for-service to episodes of care, according to a report in the Times Free Press.

A group of private investors are going to acquire and convert Baltimore-based Evergreen Health and convert it into a for-profit insurance company, the Baltimore Sun reports.

The fourth-largest insurer in the state of Kentucky, Baptist Health, is pulling out of the ACA, SFGate reports.

The employees of Jacksonville, Fla.-based health systems Baptist Health and St. Vincent HealthCare will soon have a value-based care insurance option available to them through a partnership with Aetna, Nasdaq reports.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the Virginia Cardiac Services Quality Initiative and the American Psychological Association grants to help the organizations adopt and promote value-based care practices.

While the Affordable Care Act has provided millions of Americans coverage, The New York Times reports the health law will need to change to survive the tumultuous healthcare environment.  

Reports about insurance commissioners meeting with leading payers have sparked a discussion about the nature of this relationship and whether it influences policy decisions, according to The Washington Post.