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Affordable Care Act enrollment fell well below estimates, according to Fierce Healthcare.

Many payers are leaving state exchanges, leaving thousands of Americans seeking alternative coverage.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued a report about how states can improve consumer drug access amidst rising prices, according to Kaiser Health News.

Since Iowa implemented its Medicaid managed-care program three months ago, it's estimated the state saved $22.2 million in spending. Iowa is on track to save more than $110 million in the program's first year, the Waterloo-Cedar Rapids Courier reports.

Bundled payment programs are receiving a lot of buzz in the value-based arena, but developing a bundled product is no straightforward task.

Healthcare costs are up for families, according to the 2016 Mid-Market Benefits Benchmarking Survey conducted by Scott Benefit Services.

The Obama administration released a report looking at 2015 data and found that in states where Medicaid was expanded more enrollees are healthy and therefore pay lower insurance premiums than in states that didn't expand, the Washington Examiner reported. 

For payers and providers, communication needs to increase so claim denial can decrease, HealthPayer Intelligence reports. 

In June 2016, healthcare comprised 18.2 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, according to The Wall Street Journal.

A HHS study found while premiums may increase significantly next year, government subsidies might work to offset these increases, according to Bloomberg.