Patient Engagement
Overly aggressive care can hurt patients, generating mistakes and injuries believed to cause 30,000 deaths each year.
Company also brings with it signature online tool ChatCare, plans to open a further three clinics by year's end.
Funding for CHIP does not technically end until Sept. 30, but it is already too late for states to plan their budgets effectively.
Report said 6 in 10 hospitals looked at had c-section rates above the national target rate for low-risk births.
New process allows them to start and finish their application through a third-party website managed by direct enrollment partners.
HealthMine surveyed 750 patients and 73 percent said their health plan doesn't seem to understand their needs.
Patients with a near-bare cupboard might buy cheaper but unhealthful food or skimp on prescriptions or other medical care to avoid going hungry.
Uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act will lead insurers to continue to pull back from some online marketplaces or exit them altogether.
Eighty percent of health outcomes are driven by social determinants, including transportation.
Health plans need stability, the former CMS leader says, to be able to offer high-quality and affordable coverage.