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Clinician hiring tied to population health programs also threatens to drive up expenses, the credit rating agency says.
MedPAC's analysis found that one-star hospitals saw an average of 78 percent of admissions through emergency departments while five-star hospitals were closer to 36 percent.
At the same time, health plans spend more than $654 million per year in unnecessary claims resolution calls, HealthEdge found.
When people start shopping around for care, it's time to start listening to patients, HFMA report claims.
In 40-plus page decision, federal court says lower court erred in ruling, merger would hurt market competition.
Telehealth will also become a standard benefit for most of Cigna's employer-sponsored group health plans in the United States.
Association and hospitals say the user fee is discriminatory, flawed and possibly unconstitutional.
USC's Keck and Norris Hospital restored data within days of the incident and did not pay a ransom, an official said.
Others par8o clients include MGM Resorts in Las Vegas, The William F. Ryan Community Health Network, Dignity Health, and St. Joseph Health System in Anaheim, California.
Tran has led finance teams for several top-ranked health plans.