Insurance & Managed Care
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AI Summary — Last 24 Hours
In the past 24 hours, the insurance and managed care landscape has seen accelerating disruption to public payer coverage and network stability, directly impacting value-based care stakeholders. CMS has reported a 4.9% drop in ACA marketplace enrollment for 2026 as subsidies expire, signaling increased uninsured rates and greater self-pay trends—with potential negative spillover for risk-bearing providers and ACOs that rely on coverage continuity and predictable patient attribution (HFMA report, MedCity News). Concurrently, 19 health systems announced plans to drop Medicare Advantage contracts, underlining tensions over payment adequacy, administrative complexity, and network integrity—posing material VBC participation risks ([Becker's newsletter](https://beckershealthcare-news.com/portal/wts/ue%5Ecn
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