HelpDHP editors have updated the ACO Directory In-App download to include the most recent accountable care agreements. Be sure to head to subscriber-only dashboard to see new value-based contracts between insurers and providers, including several that were announced in early February.
We have updated this download as part of the initial stages of our research cycle for AIS’s Directory of Health Plans: 2017 Edition, which began earlier this month. New data for 2017 will be posted in May, and at that time, the 2016 data will be removed, so be sure to keep that in mind as you use the website. We will be posting reminders as our publishing date approaches.
Subscribers should also be on the lookout for a state-by-state breakdown of open enrollment results, which we are aiming to post in the next few weeks. Early results indicate that enrollment in state-based exchanges surged, while federally facilitated exchange enrollment decreased slightly.
Also this month: U.S. District Courts blocked both blockbuster mergers – Aetna and Humana, Inc., and Anthem, Inc. and Cigna Corporation. Check out DHP’s coverage of both developments and their immediate impact, and find out what will happen going forward.
Don’t forget to keep an eye on the newsfeed for the latest on the Trump Administration’s plans for the Affordable Care Act, as well as developments surrounding the 2017 marketplace. Recent topics include:
Growth in 2017 in Medicare Advantage and Marketplaces
• 4Q 2016 Earnings for Centene, Humana, WellCare Indicate Growth
• For 2017, Insurers Anticipate MA Growth to Hold Down Medical Costs, Lift Earnings
• Some SBEs Report Double-Digit Enrollment Gains for 2017
• Enrollment Snapshot Suggests Big January Jump in MA Figures
The Future of the ACA Under Trump
• Block Grants Would Slash Federal Medicaid Budget, Constrain Growth
• Is Trump’s Executive Order All for Show, Or Could It Topple Key ACA Provisions?
• Trump Takes First Stab at Killing ACA with Vague Exec Order
• Aetna, Anthem and Cigna See Positive 4Q Earnings Amid ACA, Exchange Uncertainties
Merger and Acquisition Activity and Developments
• Anthem Intends to Appeal Court’s Decision to Block Deal; Cigna Will Move On, Grow
• Capital BlueCross Acquires Majority Interest in Vibra Health Plan
• With Aetna-Humana Deal Blocked, What MA Opportunities Remain?
• Aiming to Keep ‘Aggressive’ Rivals Apart, Judge Favors DOJ Over Aetna, Humana
• Judge Says Aetna Tried to Duck Antitrust Scrutiny; Investors Sue
• Court Blocks Aetna-Humana Deal; Is Anthem-Cigna Next?
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