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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.
Almost $1,000 per procedure examined at the academic medical center, UCSF researchers find.
Separate study says 45 percent may be a low estimate and number could be closer to 65 percent.