Compliance & Legal
Analysts speculate a Republican-led Department of Justice could affect antitrust reviews of both mergers.
PwC report says administration is more likely to rely on free market levers, such as price transparency for providers and open negotiations with pharmaceutical companies than the traditional regulatory process.
Demand for personal care assistants is projected to grow by 26 percent over next 10 years, roughly half a million workers, Department of Labor says.
In 2014, recovery auditors identified $2.39 billion in overpayments and $173.1 million in underpayments repaid to providers.
Federal and state officials had raised the concern that both health systems operate hospitals in the northern suburbs of Chicago.
The agency is also adding a three-item care transition dimension to the HCAHPS survey in 2018.
On Tuesday, the NLRB rejected Prime's appeal of a 2014 regional NLRB ruling requiring the health system to pay employees the annual raises.
Providers that participate in an advanced payment model can earn up to 5 percent in bonuses for the 2017 performance year.
Incorrect information was found for almost half of the 5,832 doctors listed in directories for 54 Medicare Advantage plans checked last fall.
Some insurers are seeking to recover money they said was promised in the HHS program for taking on risk of offering products on the exchanges. DOJ argues no deadline was established for HHS to pay risk corridors payments.