Strategic Planning
No longer the sole province of top-shelf regional health systems, the technological approach is being utilized even by outfits that don't provide direct care.
The service will be available to UW Health employees; a direct-to-patient program will come later, American Well says.
Wisconsin's average penalty for 2017 will be 0.33 percent, which ranks the state at 17th when compared to other states.
As many as 25,000 people could get screened for depression, Montefiore said.
Despite a disappointing fourth quarter of 2016, Molina remains a fan of the Affordable Care Act overall and hopes Congress will consult with him and other insurers as it debates the health law's fate.
UPMC reported net income of $616 million for the past six months, driven by a 14 percent jump in health plan revenue.
For some hospitals to survive or break even, it would require Congress to restore billions of dollars in funding that kept hospitals afloat before the 2010 law took effect.
Both systems bring expansive resources to new partnership, which leadership says will allow broader access to healthcare services.
The centralized facility is expected to improve laboratory performance and efficiency, reduce costs
ACA enabled clinics to get reimbursement for much more of the care they provided, because more of their patients now had private insurance or were on Medicaid.