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Envelope flaw allowed others to see patient information on options Aetna's health plan offers when filling prescriptions.

CEO Michael Dowling blames federal risk adjustment program that cost CareConnect millions.

Hospital and providers are posting performance data on their system websites, making the lack of standards concerning, Johns Hopkins researchers say.

St. Mark's Surgery Center discovered the virus on May 8, which affected certain patient files on the Florida provider's server.

The number of consumers in these plans has dropped from 330,000 to 50,000, and those that remain have gotten older and sicker without new customers to balance the risk pool, according to the insurer.

Organizations say reducing the reporting burden on clinicians and increasing flexibility is making the broad changes more manageable.

Replacement process not yet announced, but the outgoing CEO will remain on job through the first half of 2018.

The ACA gave states the option to put their own stamp on the law and Kentucky was the only Southern state that chose to do so with Kynect.

Engaging with different stakeholders and coaching care teams has helped the health system realize a 40 percent improvement in 30-day readmissions.

Interventions lead to fewer prescriptions, less opioid consumption by aggressively limiting opioid dose and duration of therapy at the initial first fill.