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The rule finalizes a maximum annual limitation on cost-sharing that is $400 below what CMS proposed in November 2020.

Inequities can be found in every facet of the industry, but targeting medical students and residents can help stem the tide.

The settlement resolves claims that the insurers violated antitrust laws by entering into an agreement not to compete with each other.

Teladoc reports a net loss of $1.31 per share, a total of $199.6 million.

The agency is floating new requirements for hospitals to report on syndromic surveillance, immunization registries, electronic case reporting and electronic reportable laboratory results. It also has new plans for quality reporting.

Interested members can download the Ginger app and provide their insurance information to gain access to the full suite of services.

The payer is buying the remaining interest from TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in a deal that values Kindred at $8.1 billion.

One of the biggest proposals is the repeal of the mandate that hospitals disclose their privately negotiated rates with payers.

A partnership of shared goals and vision is needed between physicians and hospital administration, says Dr. Jimmy Chung of Providence.

"I believe the next 18 months will define the next five years," said Glen Tullman, now CEO of the new Transcarent platform.