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A disproportionate number of patients discharged from safety-net hospitals lack access to resources that are needed at that point, such as social support and primary care.
Anthem claims the merger would result in substantial efficiencies that outweigh anticompetitive concerns, but hostility between the insurers could hamper their integration.
Average premiums in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program will remain steady at an estimated $34 per month.
Previously, he served one year as president-elect, four years as speaker and three years as vice speaker of the AAFP's governing body, the Congress of Delegates.
But the challenge isn't easy for accountable care organization practices that lack IT support, Farzad Mostashari says.
The trend with the most immediate impact will likely be the shift from volume to value.
85 percent of providers are currently in RCM replacement mode or assessment, according to the newest Black Book Market Research report.
The grants will fund researchers' investigations into a broad range of environmental exposures that can impact children's long-term health.
Those at the top tended to be concentrated in New England and the Great Lakes.
Value-based care cannot be achieved without the interoperable exchange of data and analysis, to improve care and lower costs, experts say.