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A new report claims improper payments cost Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services nearly $40 billion annually, according to AAPC.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and Departments of Labor and Treasury released the final 2017 summary of benefits and coverage template on April 6, according to Health Affairs.

Florida health officials have reached a settlement ending a decades-long class-action lawsuit that alleged the state is violating federal mandates by failing to deliver critical health services to two million children on Medicaid, according to NBC Miami.

Middle class Americans are purchasing health insurance plans from private insurers instead of subsidized government plans, according to The Street.

Anthem Blue Cross, a health insurance provider and the trade name of Blue Cross of California, and San Francisco-based Dignity Health are collaborating on a new health insurance plan, according to California Healthline.

SwervePay bought Chicago-based startup StatPayMD, according to MedCityNews.

By 2022, the global healthcare payer business outsourcing market is projected to surpass $34.2 billion, as found in a Research and Markets report, according to Healthcare Dive.

Blue Cross Blue Shield conducted a report comparing the medical claims of enrollees before and after the ACA was implemented.

The "Medscape Physician Compensation Report" found 39 percent of primary care physicians are participating in accountable care organizations.

CMS announced Medicare Advantage plans will receive a 0.85 percent hike in reimbursement in 2017, according to the Washington Times.