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Increasingly, health leaders are recognizing the need to utilize one or more approaches to the multifaceted problem.

Increasingly, health leaders are recognizing the need to utilize one or more approaches to the multifaceted problem.

Majority say social determinants pose major threat to patient health and burnout threatens three-quarters, but patient relationships are a major boost.

About 71 percent of its total facilities have shown improvement, according to the internal report, with several no longer considered high-risk.

Part of the issue is that consumers are often undisciplined about saving in general, and lack the necessary vocabulary for financial communication.

CMS has made it clear that it wants health systems to share the risk of cost and outcomes.

Affected supplies include consumables, pacemakers, computers and MRI machines.

Largest sum went to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to focus on increasing access to medication-assisted treatment.

CMS levies reimbursement penalties against hospitals that underperform on 30-day readmission rates, leaving for-profit hospitals at a disadvantage.

The antitrust concern over the Medicare prescription drug plans is holding up approval of the $69 billion deal.