Susan Morse

The bonus pool size in 2018 was $6.3 billion, which goes to 4-star and above plans as $500 per member, per year.

There are 1,200 more MA plans than in 2018 and in 2020 a greater number rate 4 stars or more, CMS says.

A perfect storm of an aging demographic, lower premiums, high margins and CMS flexibility is behind MA success amid political Medicare for All.

UCLA researchers have found that pressure ulcers first form on the inside of the body at a cellular level, says researcher and CEO Martin Burns.

Example of changes is allowing a hospital to donate free cybersecurity software to each physician that refers patients to its hospital.

The contribution is among the largest of any hospital in the nation to address the social determinants of health, according to the non-profit health system.

Members are given financial and other rewards for participating.

The order outlines sweeping policy and regulatory proposals including modifying Medicare fee for service payments to reflect the prices paid in MA plans and the commercial market.

A record number are using the internet or mobile apps to comparison shop, and among those who do, 39% have changed their provider.

The rule does not have the "vast economic and political significance" put forward by the district court as it would cost drug makers only a fraction of what they pay for TV ads, HHS says in appeal.