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Amazon was cited for a number of reasons, including resources, influence, brand loyalty, convenience and a built-in distribution network.
The organization aligned 17 health systems to work toward decreasing Medicaid costs and improving care.
Eligible consumers will be able to use their over-the-counter allowance on medications and health-related items such as first- aid supplies, support braces, and pain relievers.
Bipartisan Policy Center recommends CMS give MA plans flexibility in targeting supplemental benefits to members with chronic care conditions.
Funding is part of $250 million provided by the ACA for state rate review grants meant to improve the process for how states review proposed health insurance rates.
Although readmissions have fallen by 3 percent, patients discharged from nonteaching hospitals faced a significantly higher risk of readmission.
Oscar says it uses technology to lower cost: More than 60 percent of member interactions with health systems are virtual.
UnitedHealthcare and Oxford Health Insurance contended the payments to New York were an unconstitutional taking of their property.
Site-neutral clinic payments, 340B drug program policy, adding procedures to covered list for ambulatory surgery centers all hit hospital margins.
From direct contracting between employers and providers to campaigns aimed at reducing the stigma around mental health issues, employers are doing it for themselves.