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Other groups still lag behind whites when it comes to the quality of their care, at least when it comes to diabetes or hypertension control.
Rosenthal recalled the days when insurers covered everything, and employers paid the premiums, which desensitized Americans to how much things cost.
Roughly 300 health care systems, children's hospitals and federally qualified health centers have set up these programs.
Yelp ratings were found to have a positive correlation with hospitals with lower 30-day readmission rates, building on prior evidence.
The study found that 30-day mortality rates were 1.5 percent lower at teaching hospitals, and that rate was consistent across nearly every procedure and condition.
Study points to decreased funding for Medicaid as underlying reason; More than half of children's hospital's patients are insured by Medicaid.
That initial focus includes developing an affordable model of care through a network of community-based sites.
Report includes data from hospitals serving on the Boston Green Ribbon Commission's Health Care Working Group.
It now treats, on average, 40 proton therapy patients per day during a 12-hour shift, Mevion says.
Average family medical expenses declined by $811 for those in the nongroup market, according to Health Affairs.