Medicare & Medicaid
The funding is to develop partnerships with health systems, clinicians and others to improve measures in the quality payment program of MACRA.
Payor mix shifts and increased supply costs within the care delivery division also hindered earnings, the system says.
Both Molina brothers had retained positions on the system's board of directors following a management shakeup last year.
The results of new research conducted by Avalere Health counter the argument that 340B drug pricing would bring dramatic reimbursement cuts to hospitals.
Insurers have sued over the lack of payments that were part of Affordable Care Act measures to make up for any losses in the marketplace.
Hospitals could be staring down bigger competition, declining volume and shrinking margins as organizations such as OptumCare stake a bigger claims in the provider space.
Readmissions cost the healthcare system an estimated $17 billion annually and the majority are avoidable.
If approved, the state would extend Medicaid benefits under the Affordable Care Act, while enacting the Trump Administration's policy for able-bodied recipients to work.
The policy would hinder healthcare access provided by Medicaid to those struggling with substance use and mental health disorders, they told Azar.
Expanding third-party coverage leads to people doing more things that are intrinsically goods for their health, improving not only outcomes but overall healthcare spend, data shows.