Reimbursement
The polarizing effects of a disappointing patient experience are more dangerous to medical practices than other businesses.
"California will move swiftly to challenge this decision," says California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
When physicians bill out of network it means possible unexpected medical bills, undercutting the functioning of healthcare markets.
The latest round brings Bright Health's fundraising total to more than $1 billion.
Use was disproportionately low across all hospital types, suggesting there's more hospitals could be doing to get more people to use the record.
Beyond cost, CMS said it adopted the lower payments for hospital outpatient facilities as a method to control unnecessary increases in the volume of services furnished there.
The AHA is calling on CMS to "abandon further illegal cuts for 2020" that CMS says would save Medicare $800 million.
The American Hospital Association is against an earlier proposal because disputes would be settled through lower reimbursement benchmark rates.
As the care delivery platform becomes more legitimate and accepted, governments, payers and providers are coping with the changes it will bring.
Still, a new state-by-state survey from Foley & Lardner suggests there is still plenty of ground to cover in terms of telehealth payment parity, as well as the language used in the laws themselves.