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Insurers have sued over the lack of payments that were part of Affordable Care Act measures to make up for any losses in the marketplace.
Ronald Locy put his wife and nanny on the UPMC payroll even though neither woman ever worked for the system, authorities say.
The model for healthcare delivery is changing, and if rural hospitals don't adapt, then many will disappear altogether.
Hospitals could be staring down bigger competition, declining volume and shrinking margins as organizations such as OptumCare stake a bigger claims in the provider space.
Demonstrations will show how the marriage of clinical and claims data in risk-adjusted algorithms can improve quality and reduce cost.
Researchers at Boston Medical, Mass General and Stanford said screening more people for the virus increases cure rates and reduces deaths.
The administration said the burden these programs put on doctors and hospitals has led to consolidation, which reduces competition and drives prices higher.
Readmissions cost the healthcare system an estimated $17 billion annually and the majority are avoidable.
CEO Patrick Conway said the organization will also invest in new consumer-facing tool to improve customer experience.
The combined system will have 43 hospitals and $8 billion in net operating revenue.