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The acquisition represents Optum's first venture into the Massachusetts provider market.
Two Emerus facilities will be rebranded as Memorial Hermann; possibility exists for two systems to open new micros, Emerus says.
That initial focus includes developing an affordable model of care through a network of community-based sites.
Insurer has announced it is leaving the last two markets in which it offered exchange products, Delaware and Nebraska.
Report includes data from hospitals serving on the Boston Green Ribbon Commission's Health Care Working Group.
David R. Scrase, MD, says quality reporting made him a better physician; David L. Hahn, MD, said it adds to physician burnout.
Entering the healthcare services market might just be the answer to offset risk-laden insurance products.
Fee-for-service compensation arrangements, they propose, create incentives for physicians to order more services than are best for patients.
Two out of 10 insurers file for plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
It now treats, on average, 40 proton therapy patients per day during a 12-hour shift, Mevion says.