Susan Morse
Department of Justice ends antitrust waiting period, clearing the way for McKesson and Change to create a new healthcare IT company.
Rule establishes bundled payments for cardiac and orthopedic care, small-practice ACOs.
Consumers who sign up will have access to in-network services at WellStar's 11 hospitals and other providers in Georgia.
Tool has helped Bellin Health close its reimbursement gap by about $2.2 million in one year.
The aim is to improve the consumer experience and strengthen the individual and small group markets as a whole.
The new model was unveiled in March to test whether alternative payments would have given incentives to prescribe less costly drugs. CMS withdrew the proposal after a CMMI review.
State-based effort is an Innovation Center initiative for clinicians to participate in advanced alternative payment models under MACRA.
Health insurance costs equaled 7.6 percent of total compensation for private employers in September.
Measures posted on websites give key quality metrics such as pressure ulcers, readmissions for over 1,100 inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
The joint venture combines Texas Health's integrated care teams with Aetna's health plan, care management and analytical expertise.