Population Health
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.
iVantage exec says new administration could pay closer attention to the Save Rural Hospitals Act, a bill that was proposed in 2015 with bipartisan support.
Media outlets have spent the past few days theorizing about the potential implications.
Bremberg currently advises Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and was an advisor for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during his presidential bid.