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In its latest review of physician supply and demand, the Association of American Medical Colleges projects a shortage of up to 67,000 specialists by 2032.
While the unemployment rate remains relatively unchanged at 3.7 percent, the unemployment rate for hospitals stands at about 1.6 percent.
Overall, hospitals in the CJR model saw a 3.7% decrease in average episode payments for lower extremity joint replacements.
Healthcare ranked far below retail when it came to consumer trust in AI, though younger generations were more favorable toward the technology.
The performance is being driven largely by solid expense management during a period of increasing patient volumes.
Medicare Part D beneficiaries can have higher out-of-pocket spending for generics if they use expensive specialty drugs.
Current UHC President and COO Daniel Schumacher is taking over the role formerly held by McMahon.
More than half of facilities met the expected level of staffing less than 20% of the time during the one-year study period.
The federal court declined a request by Republicans for more time; Briefs are to be filed by end-of-day Friday.
Some industry experts are guardedly optimistic about the order's intended effects, but opinions are mixed, and concerns vary.