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Other workforce issues, drug shortages and price hikes are also top of mind, Premier's Fall 2016 Economic Outlook shows.
HHS Office for Civil Rights said lack of firewall to blame; breach exposed private information of more than 1,600 people.
Feds project $21 billion in penalties for avoiding ACA law, and another $10 billion for employers who are unintentionally non-compliant.
Hefty price tag is "regrettable," but worthwhile as end result is "more sustainable cost structure for insurance benefits," Allina spokesperson says.
Hawaii and Massachusetts earn nearly as much as those in California, with average annual salaries of $90,000 and $88,000, respectively.
Officials will add 10 new categories involving a population of about a half a million people, according to the measure's proponents.
Transaction is expected to cut more than $10 million in annual interest, lead to gains of $125 million in present value savings, system says.
After addressing inefficiencies in three common procedures, patients care improved and costs fell by up to 11 percent, results showed.
Avoidable readmissions within 30 days of initial discharge are estimated to cost Medicare more than $17 billion annually.
From 2011 to 2015, insurers' payments to hospitals, laboratories, treatment centers and other medical providers for these patients grew from $32 million to $446 million -- a 1,375 percent increase.