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The state could be forced to rebuild its public insurance program because the impact of the bill would affect one-third of its residents.
Market forces driving negative trends include consumerism, denials and complex contracts, documentation demands and bad integrations, Advisory Board says.
Reasons cited include an uncertain healthcare environment, escalating costs, declining reimbursements and a softened local economy.
Minuteman Insurance Company will begin writing business as of January 1, 2018.
AMA and AHA, critics of GOP bill, believe coverage could dramatically reduce for young adults over 26 after leaving parents' insurance.
Shortage of 20 to 30,000 physicians by 2025 possible; Nurse practitioner trainees now represent 19 percent of all medical trainees, expert says.
The American Diabetes Association does not recommend the treatment and Medicare's review of the therapy for diabetic wounds owes more to hospitals' pursuit of revenue than to the treatment's proven value.
McConnell's 'Better Care Reconciliation Act' appears to hide the new law's impact on the public for as long as possible to protect lawmakers and their electoral calendar.
Recovery effort came with a price tag of roughly $118 per claim, or as much as $8.6 billion in appeals-related administrative costs, Change Healthcare said.
Republicans are short on votes needed for bill to pass due to five Senators who will not give their support, including Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.