Anthony Brino

Net income for Brentwood, Tennessee-based LifePoint increased 5 percent year-over-year to $38.9 million, as revenue surged 25 percent to $1.2 billion.

Doctors argue in Journal of the American Medical Association study that measures are confusing, and create inefficiency that pushes costs higher.

The plan claims to give employers the potential to save up to 15 percent over Aetna's traditional broad provider network plans.

The insurer is demanding reductions from what it believes are overpaid hospitals and physicians, while CHI is health is trying to meet it with what it believes are reasonable compromises.

The health system is losing around $6 million a month, and may or may not be able to find a buyer after for-profit hospital chain Prime backed out of an $843 million takeover deal.

They want higher staffing levels, better pay and retention efforts and a stronger voice in patient care delivery, organizers say.

Texas health system offering patients more choice and nurturing its own health plan, even while collaborating with major insurers.

Hospital does not charge for any additional care within 30 days of a hip or knee replacement, covering readmissions, infections, rehab and postoperative care — everything except deficiencies in the joint devices.

For example, among narrow network plans, median premiums are 10 percent higher for plans with an academic medical center than for those without.

Same-facility admissions at HCA's 165 hospitals increased 5.1 percent in the first quarter, same-facility equivalent admissions grew 6.8 percent, and same-facility emergency room visits increased 11.5 percent, while revenue per equivalent admission increased 1.6 percent.