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Feds project $21 billion in penalties for avoiding ACA law, and another $10 billion for employers who are unintentionally non-compliant.
The hospital has a model 2 bundled payment program for its congestive heart failure patients.
Paul Markovich also criticized President-elect Donald Trump's support for the sale of insurance plans across state lines.
Average of all one-star hospitals, immediate service base shows almost $21K less in household median income, 28.3 percent more in poverty.
The CMS Medicare Star Rating system ranks the performance and quality of Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans.
4,465 providers participated in the insurer's provider quality rewards program for improved outcomes for Medicare members.
Despite stated preference for online options, 88 percent of appointments are still done by phone.
Many people might consider it important to get covered in case ACA replacement options hinge on whether people had coverage in place, expert says.
Over one million people selected plans between Nov. 1, when open enrollment began, to Nov. 12, CMS said.
Providers worry they will shoulder more of the cost of care due to cuts in Medicare reimbursement, elimination of subsidies.