Health Care Inc.: Aetna’s ACA exit, Texas hospitals’ parking windfall

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also the author of the Health Care Inc. newsletter. You can reach Bob on Signal at bobjherman.09.

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President Trump has threatened to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status. Zero indication how or on what grounds he could do so. Could this mean anything for the tax-exempt hospital crowd? The line is open: [email protected] or bobjherman.09 on Signal.

The ACA retreat, part deux

An unexpected disclosure rocked the health insurance world last week: CVS Health decided it was pulling out of the Affordable Care Act marketplaces for next year. No more Aetna on HealthCare.gov or state-based exchanges, again.

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