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Insurers had warned they might have to raise Obamacare premiums for 2019 if the dispute over the rule wasn't resolved quickly.
The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would allow the resumption of billions of dollars in payments to health insurers in Obamacare.
It's a reversal from last year, when insurers exited some states as losses mounted and President Donald Trump vowed to dismantle the program
CMS has announced that it will suspend the ACA's risk-adjustment payments, worth about $10.4 billion for 2017.
The move gives Amazon an immediate national drug network and represents a formidable threat to pharmacy chains.
A handful of companies have recently announced plans to reduce deductibles or cover more care before workers are exposed to the cost.
The new CEO of Amazon & Co.'s health care venture plans to target three kinds of waste: administrative costs, high prices, and improper health-care usage.
The choice Dimon, Bezos, and Buffett have made implies that the health care company will take a broad look at fixing health care.
State insurance regulators, meanwhile, have warned that the plans could open the door to fraud and abuse.
"We should have an announcement on that matter within maybe two weeks,” Buffet said.