Business Intelligence
Medical enrollment increased by about 1.3 million members in 2016, or 3.4 percent, totaling about 39.9 million members.
Between 2008 and 2013, the share of hospitals with physicians on salary rose from 44 to 55 percent among all facilities.
Figure exceeds the model's five-year hospital savings requirement of $330 million, the study said.
Fewer patients would be able to pay their hospital bills, sticking the facilities with bad debt as they were before Obamacare.
Not all improper payments constitute fraud, rather improper documentation, experts say.
Some advocates do say order addresses the concerns of clinicians who are tired of being buried under rules and paperwork.
Letter said a department spokesperson confirmed that the agency cancelled $4 to 5 million in ads that were set to air in final weekend before deadline.
Payer solutions companies Casenet TruCare and Verscend Quality Reporting received Best in KLAS honors, a first for the awards program.
Republican Senator and Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said the boycott was without precedent.
Cheap sticker price made them attractive alternatives; experts warn drawbacks like benefit caps, limited coverage could be problematic.