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In a call with investors on Wednesday, CHS CEO Wayne Smith said the company expects to raise $1.2 billion through the sale of its hospitals and other assets.

The highest-paid physician executives on average earned $499,000, and served in emerging roles that include physician in chief, chief strategy officer, chief transformational officer, chief innovation officer and chief integration officer.

Physicians in value-based relationships with Humana had 19 percent higher HEDIS scores.

Cigna originally entered five markets, grew to seven states and had planned to expand to 10.

Ambulatory healthcare businesses, which include outposts like doctors offices, dentists offices, outpatient centers and clinics among others, added 18,500 jobs in the month.

Company's profit fell 6 percent to $617.8 million and it expected ACA enrollment to fall by 300,000 members.

Practices are making frequent use of satisfaction surveys, cutting wait times, but more extended hours are needed, results show.

Clinicians will also be able to bill, and be paid, more appropriately when they spend more time with their patients.

The announcement comes on the heels of a failed merger bid between Southcoast and Care New England, which would have created the third largest health system in Massachusetts.

Deal shifts day-to-day operations management of LifePoint's home health agencies and hospices, as well as all future home health and hospice acquisitions, to LHC Group.