The American Hospital Association sent a letter to CMS outlining concerns about the proposed hospital outpatient prospective payment system for 2017 that would include site-neutral payments, according to a Lexology report.
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WalletHub analysts examined which states had the highest and lowest average monthly insurance premiums.
The federal government is zoning in on those players who are cheating the Affordable Care Act enrollment system, according to Business Insider.
Blue Cross Blue Shield is imploring Congress to protect the reinsurance program, according to The Hill.
Connecticut-based FAIR Health recently launched FH Cost Lookup CT to improve insurance literacy, promote transparency in medical and dental costs and increase healthcare engagement for state residents, Healthcare Finance reports.
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The ACA saw fewer Americans enroll into its healthcare exchanges in 2016 as the uninsured population base continued to decrease, McClatchyDC reports.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced a pilot program to test post-enrollment eligibility it intends to have in place by 2017, The Hill reports.
“How do I keep patients happy, while making sure they pay their bills, on time and in full?”
Government officials are looking to keep the insurance marketplace afloat as major payers leave state exchanges. Therefore, the HHS is employing various strategies, according to Kaiser Health News.
The New Hampshire insurance market will have one less option as the Maine-based Community Health Options declined to continue offering policies in 2017, Morning Consult reports.