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Providers that participate in an advanced payment model can earn up to 5 percent in bonuses for the 2017 performance year.
HRI survey finds 40 percent of patients are now asking ahead for price estimates for their care and shopping around for best deals.
Agency said it is reviewing its policies for allowing what is called seamless enrollment after some senior citizens were surprised to learn they were enrolled.
Merger talks are expected to continue into 2017, systems said.
ASU plans to build a 150,000-square-foot medical facility that will house Mayo's new medical school, as well as a medical technology innovation accelerator and biomedical engineering research labs.
Both hospital sales are expected to close in December pending regulatory approvals.
Brief examines 2015 data from Hospital Readmissions Reduction, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing, Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduction programs.
Project will yield 267-bed hospital with all major services under one roof, adding to efficiency, quality, system says.
Insurer for low-income and disabled residents said it believes private information was not shared.
Secretary Sylvia Burwell Wednesday acknowledged that the Affordable Care Act's fourth enrollment season, which begins Nov. 1, is a pivotal time.