Aetna's decision to leave 11 of its 15 Affordable Care Act state exchanges placed a sense of urgency on HHS to bring in more insurers to fill the gaps, Politico reported.
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Over the past week, natural disasters have seriously affected hospitals' ability to treat patients.
Amid an $85 million Medicaid deficit, Alabama lawmakers moved to allocate part of the state's BP oil spill settlement to address the problem, the Birmingham Business Journal reported.
Seventy-five percent of small employers renew their health plans in the fourth quarter, meaning insurers like Blue Shield of California face the bulk of their work later in the year.
The federal government plans to use a new advertising campaign to boost enrollment in public marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act, The New York Times reports.
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Scott & White Health Plan, the insurance arm of Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, will pull its plans from the Affordable Care Act marketplace in 2017.
The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Chicago-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois said it will not credit deductibles for members of the closing insurance co-op Land of Lincoln Health, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna will leave a majority of state exchanges next year, adding to a tumultuous year for Affordable Care Act exchanges nationwide.
Pay raises for many Massachusetts hospital executives increased faster than the rate of state healthcare spending in 2014, according to filings with the Internal Revenue Service, the Boston Globe reported.