Population Health
Using its claims data and analytics, Cigna will alert these doctors when their opioid prescribing patterns are not consistent with CDC guidelines.
Decline in dementia rates translates to about one million fewer Americans suffering from the condition, expert says.
The infections account for roughly 5 percent of hospitals infections, and are deadly in a quarter of cases.
The hospital has a model 2 bundled payment program for its congestive heart failure patients.
There were only 130 of them in 2006, but by 2012 there were 1,400 nationwide; third of population lives within 10 minutes of one.
Texas went from just 2,314 "conscientious exemptions" in 2003 to 44,716 this year, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adds Medicaid drug spending, manufacturer rebate to consumer website.
A string of court cases has raised questions about their involvement in surgeries that went awry, dating back to the late 1970s.
One in three American adults -- about 80 million people -- has high blood pressure, and according to the AMA that number is steadily climbing.
More than 3 out of 4 caregivers absorb out-of-pocket costs currently averaging nearly $7,000 a year, AARP found.