Population Health
Demand for personal care assistants is projected to grow by 26 percent over next 10 years, roughly half a million workers, Department of Labor says.
Clinicians will also be able to bill, and be paid, more appropriately when they spend more time with their patients.
On the other hand, 954 hospitals earned a C, 157 earned a D and 20 scored an F in the latest release of the group's Hospital Safety Score.
Only about a third of plans available are silver, another third are bronze offering 60 percent coverage, 25 percent are gold or platinum plans offering 90 percent.
Insurers can transfer customers who have purchased policies through an ACA insurance exchange, other commercial plans when they become eligible.
Affiliation will allow patients to get treatment closer to home, builds upon ongoing relationship between the two systems.
Rhode Island, where more than 1,000 people have died from painkiller or heroin overdoses since 2009, is taking the lead.
PHMG says it will be able to redirect additional hours directly to patient care, as they will no longer be faxing patient records throughout the day.
40 percent of California population identifies as Latino; only about 5 percent of all physicians are Latino, California Health Care Foundation says.
Secretary Sylvia Burwell Wednesday acknowledged that the Affordable Care Act's fourth enrollment season, which begins Nov. 1, is a pivotal time.