Dive Brief: Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act exchanges dropped about 2.4% to 8.3 million from 8.5 million a year ago, according to preliminary figures from CMS. The agency described the number purchasing individual coverage at Healthcare.gov during the most recent open enrollment period that ended last week as “stable.” The data include a three-day… Read More: ACA 2020 enrollment stable but dips slightly »
Dive Brief: Demand for healthcare services will remain stable next year, but profitability will become more of a challenge, according to a new forecast from Fitch Ratings. The continued move from volume to value is encouraging the evolution of traditional business models, the analysis found. The legal fate of the Affordable Care Act is one… Read More: Fitch says 2020 healthcare environment bumpy but negotiable »
It will be compulsory to teach about periods at schools in England by 2020, which endometriosis sufferer Alice Smith calls “massive”. The 23-year-old was diagnosed with the chronic condition at 14 and has been campaigning for menstrual health to be on the school curriculum. Alice says the new guidelines mean girls will know “from a… Read More: Sex education: Menstrual health to be taught in school by… »