Q3 reform timeline

JULY

1 HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson reports many Obamacare enrollment applications flawed

16 HCA announces ACA delivered a bigger financial boost than expected

17 UnitedHealth announces it will expand exchange participation

28 Medicare trustees find longer Medicare trust fund solvency because of ACA savings

AUGUST

3 CMS shuts down Open Payments trial website because of data problems

12 310,000 people threatened with losing coverage over residency documentation

26 Kevin Counihan named new head of HealthCare.gov

28 Pennsylvania Medicaid expansion proposal approved by the CMS

SEPTEMBER

3 CMS projections show slower healthcare spending growth

4 Full D.C. appeals court vacates ruling blocking subsidies, will rehear case 16 CMS announces Medicare ACO bonuses and penalties PreferredOne pulls out of Minnesota exchange

26 California Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill toughening rules on narrow networks

27 Arkansas proposes Medicaid patient costsharing

30 Oklahoma federal judge rules against subsidies CMS launches Open Payments database

OCTOBER

1 Tougher Medicare readmission penalties take effect