Enrollment is lagging this year as the Trump administration spends just $10 million on navigators to help individuals enroll in coverage, down from $63 million in 2016.
Category: Health Insurance
Is Trump Pushing Health Insurance Innovation Or An ACA Rollback?
The Trump administration offered states specific examples of how they could change the way they implement the Affordable Care Act. Critics say it could drive up premiums for many.
Trump Administration proposes using ACA subsidies to buy non-Obamacare health insurance
Democrats demand answers to what they call a sabotage of the ACA.
HHS implements long-awaited 340B drug price transparency rule
The rule directs pharmaceutical manufacturers to disclose the maximum per unit ceiling price that can be charged to 340B hospitals.
Detroit Medical Center hospitals may lose federal funds due to health and safety violations
At issue were infection control violations, which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services described as "significant."
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Reading The Tea Leaves In Blue Wave’s Wake
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Ollstein of Politico and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News discuss the impact of House Democratic leadership elections and their impact on health policy; as well as efforts by the Trump administration to address high drug prices and ensure the safety of medical devices. Plus, Julie Rovner interviews KHN’s Jay Hancock about the latest “Bill of the Month.”
Even hospitals with high patient survival rates still struggle with readmissions
The readmission rates of top performing facilities were similar to, and in some cases greater than, the rates posted by unranked hospitals.
Under Trump, Number Of Uninsured Kids Rose For First Time This Decade
About 276,000 more children are among the uninsured, a new report finds. Though the uptick is statistically small, it is striking because uninsured rates usually decrease during periods of economic growth.
American Medical Association report shows competition shrinking in many U.S. health insurance markets
Anthem was the largest insurer in more metropolitan markets than any other insurer; Health Care Service Corp. was second, followed by UnitedHealth Group.
CVS Health and Aetna merger closes
Combined company is expected to generate revenue-enhancing initiatives, though Moody’s has downgraded CVS’s rating based on the debt level from $69 billion merger.
