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The new communities, targeted at 9 types of attendees, will enable people to navigate the conference year-round.
Competition drives drug prices and results in higher rebates, insurance organization says.
The 2016 median salary for EMTs and paramedics was $40,508, but in 2017 that figure leapt to $51,168, a 26.32 percent jump.
OptumRx is changing its medication containers for temperature-sensitive prescriptions for home delivery to renewable cotton that is biodegradable, compostable, reusable and recyclable.
Healthcare industry management consulting has grown from a $20 billion industry in 2016 to over $45 billion in 2017, with projections topping $53 billion in 2018, says Black Book.
All of the system's wholly owned hospitals and care sites will adopt the new name, though ownership and business structure will not change.
The overall health of the population, more advanced medical equipment and a general lack of awareness regarding the best types of treatment can all affect costs.
Oscar says it uses technology to lower cost: More than 60 percent of member interactions with health systems are virtual.
The financing package is a hybrid of taxable and nontaxable bonds that will, among other things, reimburse the system for more than $350 million in capital projects.
UnitedHealthcare and Oxford Health Insurance contended the payments to New York were an unconstitutional taking of their property.