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Coming to agreement and avoiding the embarrassment of not coming to agreement was more important than what was in the final bill, experts say.
With only a two-vote Republican majority and no likely Democratic support, it would take only three GOP "no" votes to sink the bill.
Paul Markovich said AHCA is "flawed," said country could return to a time when people born with birth defect, became sick could not afford coverage.
The new software, now part of the health system's $764 Epic EHR rollout, is expected to capture $142 million in added revenue annually.
Congress voted 217 to 213 Thursday to pass the American Health Care Act to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Wyoming showed the highest annual salary for nurses, followed by Nevada, Michigan, Texas and Arizona.
New York hospital owes millions for improperly billed Medicare claims in 2012 and 2013, but the recovery period may have passed.
Average family medical expenses declined by $811 for those in the nongroup market, according to Health Affairs.
Merger contract stipulated that Aetna would pay Humana a $1 billion breakup fee should the deal not go through.
Covering treatment for the 35,000 of Louisiana's uninsured and Medicaid-dependent residents with hepatitis C would cost the state $764 million.