Susan Morse
Some 30 insurers are entering the individual market, and an additional 61 are expanding their service area within states, a KFF report says.
States, as Georgia has done, could waive certain ACA requirements to develop their own state healthcare programs.
Medicare beneficiaries can receive telehealth services from any location, including their homes.
To help with issues such as stress, BCBSMA is offering a digital behavioral program to employers.
Barring an appeals court decision overturning the rule, the mandate goes into effect on January 1, 2021.
PhRMA questions the cost savings and says the rule leaves safety considerations to state governments, rather than the required federal oversight.
The interim rule would cut drug reimbursements to hospitals by an average of 65% when fully phased in, the AHA says.
The old federal regulations burdened providers with added administrative costs and fear of financial consequences, CMS says.
Opponents say the rule will not lower drug prices, and some question whether it is legal, having bypassed the public comment process.
The test, which provides results in 30 minutes, is currently authorized for prescription use only.