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CMS bulletin summarizes Medicaid, CHIP provisions from budget reconciliation bill 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a bulletin Nov. 18 summarizing provisions from the budget reconciliation bill related to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
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Aetna delays, issues additional details on ‘level of severity inpatient payment’ policy

Aetna’s new “level of severity inpatient payment” policy is now set to take effect Jan.
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AHA toolkit includes resources to promote 2026 open enrollment 

The AHA has released a social media toolkit with sample posts and graphics encouraging people to sign up for 2026 health coverage via the Health Insurance Marketplaces or through Medicare.
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HHS announces years-long decline in uninsurance rates for minority communities

The Department of Health and Human Services June 7 announced declines in uninsurance rates among Black, Latino, Asian and Native American communities from 2010-2022, as more people attained federal health care coverage.
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Survey finds premiums for employer-based family health coverage rose to nearly $27,000 in 2025 

Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage in 2025 increased 6% over last year to $26,993, according to KFF’s annual Employer Health Benefits Survey released today.
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Health Plan Accountability Update: October 2025

The AHA May 29 submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services responding to a request for information regarding Medicare Advantage data, urging CMS to increase oversight of the program.
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AHA encourages MedPAC to refine analysis of MA enrollment impacts on patients, providers

The AHA Oct. 3 responded to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s recent analysis on the financial impacts of Medicare Advantage enrollment growth on hospitals, which found that increased enrollment is not statistically associated, on average, with all-payer hospital margins.
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Holding Commercial Health Insurers Accountable

“Trust but verify” is a phrase often associated with President Reagan and the need to ensure that treaties enacted with the Soviet Union were being upheld.
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Analysis: Health Insurance Marketplace premiums would more than double if enhanced premium tax credits expire 

An analysis published Sept. 30 by KFF found that Health Insurance Marketplace enrollees who currently benefit from the enhanced premium tax credits would pay more than double their current premium payments if the EPTCs expire at the end of this year.