UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley to step down September 1
UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley will step down and become executive chairman of the board of directors. His successor is David Wichmann, president of UnitedHealth Group.
Capitol Hill health bill drama is leaving Obamacare exchanges in limbo
“It’s insane,” said John Baackes, CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan, which has about 26,000 customers on the California exchange. “Here we are in the middle of July and we don’t even know what rules we will be operating under for open enrollment.”
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Where’s the data behind CMS’ Obamacare coverage map?
Last month, CMS released a map showing a county by county analysis of how many insurers are expected to participate in the ACA exchanges in 2018. But why hasn't the agency unveiled the raw data behind it?
Why Cleveland Clinic jumped into the insurance fray
A group of healthcare experts weigh in whether the decision by Cleveland Clinic to become a payer was related to the uncertainty in Washington surrounding the Obamacare repeal or whether it was a strategic move to take on more risk.
Aetna to drop from all ACA markets in 2018
Hartford, Connecticut-based Aetna has bid adieu to the Affordable Care Act exchanges. On Wednesday the insurer revealed plans to withdraw from the Nebraska and Delaware markets.
Will Anthem exit the ACA exchanges?
Another insurer could be dropping out of the game and exiting the ACA exchanges.
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
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Minnesota offers clues to what ACA replacement might look like
Most states have been muddling through with the 2017 status quo, but Minnesota has taken three unusual actions that are worth a closer look.
As insurers exit individual market, here’s what hospitals can do to prevent uninsured population skyrocket
As insurers exit the exchanges and the individual market, hospital can have existing employees become certified application counselors to help patients sign up on Healthcare.gov and apply for subsidies.
Some regions hit hard in Obamacare exchange exodus
Most hurt will be marketplace consumers in Arizona, North and South Carolina, Georgia and parts of Florida, where only one or two insurers will be left when open enrollment season begins Nov. 15.
Healthcare Hypocrite of the Week: Aetna’s Mark Bertolini
Aetna's CEO is pulling out of ACA health insurance exchanges citing business losses, but the real reason for withdrawing appears to be because he didn't get his way.
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Aetna threatened to leave Obamacare over merger opposition
Aetna had denied any link between the ACA exit and the antitrust lawsuit, but a letter that surfaced this week from Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini to the Justice Department shows otherwise.
Will health insurers bail from bronze plans on Obamacare exchanges?
The decision spurred some health policy analysts and health law critics to question whether other insurers would follow suit. Part of that reasoning had to do with the health law’s risk adjustment program.
A world in which health insurance exchanges expel low-quality hospitals
“We are now shifting our attention to changing the underlying delivery system to make it more cost effective and higher quality. We don’t want to throw anyone out, but we don’t want to pay for bad quality care either.”
Aetna’s Bertolini: We like health insurance exchanges. But keep improving Obamacare
Government officials, he said, should allow more flexibility in rates and benefit design to attract younger and healthier consumers.
White House pushing ACA enrollment with ‘Healthy Communities’
The president promises to visit the community that makes the most progress toward reducing the uninsured rate during this ACA enrollment period.