The Fairness Project is evaluating “the viability of campaigns in all states that haven’t expanded Medicaid but do have a ballot process” following successful ballot initiatives in Idaho, Nebraska and Utah earlier this month.
More insurers are participating on Obamacare’s insurance exchanges with 608 counties “gaining at least one insurer,” the Kaiser Family Foundation says.
Medical costs were 15.6% lower for seniors enrolled in Humana Medicare Advantage plans that paid physicians via value-based models last year, the insurer said.
Obamacare and its Medicaid expansion are about about to enter a period of expansion and calm, healthcare executives, incoming members of Congress and industry analysts say.
Half of Medicaid managed care plans say they are piloting “population specific” value-based payment models, the inaugural report from the Institute for Medicaid Innovation said.
An effort to derail Medicare for All proposals is underway by health insurance lobbies Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and America’s Health Insurance Plans.