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Insurers assuming CSRs will end have factored in rate increases of an additional 2 to 23 percent, says a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
Just 11 percent of members age 60-plus in the J.D. Power survey said they had received communication from their health plan to move from current coverage to a Medicare Advantage plan.
Following major price increases, use of the two cardiac medicines has dramatically decreased at 47 hospitals, according to new research.
Envision and WebMD deals are valued at more than $2 billion each; financial terms of Covenant deal were not disclosed.
Investor-owned health system divested of Houston hospitals on August 1, and leaves open possibility of more divestitures.
A hospital in Trinity, Texas closed on August 1, and another in Crockett, Texas on July 1.
The hospitals represent 380 beds and 1250 employees; deal is expected to close in first quarter 2018.
Northwell Health President and CEO Michael J. Dowling begins two-year term as board chair of IHI.
As director of CMS' Innovation Center, Conway has helped lead the transition to value-based care.
Net income totaled one billion, with combined total operating revenue of $18.1 billion, system said.