Susan Morse
The agency is also adding a three-item care transition dimension to the HCAHPS survey in 2018.
Home health agencies that do not submit quality measure data to CMS will see a 2 percent reduction in their annual payment.
The partnership builds upon the success of Aetna and Banner's five-year accountable care organization relationship formed in 2011.
Under the terms of the agreement, Blackstone and its co-investors will pay $43.50 per share in cash for all outstanding shares of TeamHealth common stock.
Facilities that do not meet total performance scores will see up to a 2 percent reduction in the quality incentive program.
Federal spending would rise by $47 billion over the next 10 years if tax credits make up difference for insurer cost-sharing, court filing says.
Anthem and Cigna spent a combined $3.4 million, double the $1.2 million spent by Aetna and Humana.
Affiliation will allow patients to get treatment closer to home, builds upon ongoing relationship between the two systems.
Under model, rates paid to a given provider are set so that all third parties pay the same price for services to particular provider.
On Tuesday, the NLRB rejected Prime's appeal of a 2014 regional NLRB ruling requiring the health system to pay employees the annual raises.