The online health insurance marketplace’s IPO was priced at $21 a share, higher than the expected range of $18 to $20 a share.
The backlog in unaddressed care will cause a surge in demand that will hit the health care system quickly and inefficiently.
“It’s a rich contract for workers. The health care coverage would be the envy of nearly every worker in America.”
The Justice Department says the repeal of the penalty for failing to obtain health insurance makes the individual mandate unconstitutional.
The $69 billion deal is "a case of a sector self-disrupting before an actual disruptor shows up," Forbes says, referring to Amazon.
While millions would become uninsured if the bill became law, group health plans would mostly benefit, observers say.
Analysts at Deerfield Capital allegedly used tips from a government employee in advance of announcements on Medicare reimbursement rates.
Millions of newly uninsured could cause a spike in costs for health-care providers, who likely would pass the costs on to private payers.
The deal would substantially reduce competition in the Medicare Advantage market, a judge says in upholding the DoJ's antitrust lawsuit.
The nation's third-largest insurer will stop selling plans on exchanges in 11 states, fueling concerns about the viability of the marketplaces.
Rather than applying only to the most generous health plans, a survey says the tax will "weigh heavily" on most businesses.
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