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Vermont, which regulates the hospital and insurance markets and is going to an all-payer model, is an exception at requests of 6.7 and 12.7 percent.
Barriers to conversations on cost transparency included patients' fear of being "profiled" based on their socioeconomic status or ability to pay.
The five Pennsylvania hospitals being sold to the Reading Health System are part of a planned 30-hospital divestiture.
Improving the percentage has the potential to lower costs for patients and the overall healthcare system.
Even though it didn't identify any actual misuse of the information, Beacon is offering affected patients access to free identity monitoring.
Annual Institute & Expo June 7 to 9 in Austin.
Uncertainty remains around what resources states may need and whether they will receive adequate federal support.
It's not clear how many patient records might have been exposed; company has more than 4.8 million customers in 12 states, Puerto Rico.
One-time award to 40,000 employees reinforces ownership in the company and its future, Cigna says.
Two entities have signed a letter of intent; details of agreement to be finalized over the next 90 days, hospital says.