Susan Morse
ERISA laws do not apply to church-established health systems, even if the plans were established and maintained by the hospitals, Justices say.
Of these, 396 are management positions that were eliminated effective immediately on Friday.
If the individual mandate and cost-sharing reductions are repealed insurers estimate they would seek an increase of 36.3 percent.
Trump Administration rule does not change standard requiring such coverage when no objection exists, but about any employer could seek an exemption.
Vermont, which regulates the hospital and insurance markets and is going to an all-payer model, is an exception at requests of 6.7 and 12.7 percent.
The five Pennsylvania hospitals being sold to the Reading Health System are part of a planned 30-hospital divestiture.
MACRA initiative to use random identifying numbers is being done to combat fraud and identity theft.
Annual Institute & Expo June 7 to 9 in Austin.
One-time award to 40,000 employees reinforces ownership in the company and its future, Cigna says.
CMS posts $137 billion in Part D prescription drug data, an increase from $121 billion spent the year before.