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Lack of information on key financing aspects is preventing ACOs from signing on, says NAACOS president.

In total, 245 individual insurance carriers took part in federal and state exchanges during the 2019-2020 plan year, offering consumers more choice.

Its Strategy on Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs aims to make changes that allow providers to focus on patients.

Care staff is often required to shift time and resources away from other patients to treat those with a life-threatening need for dialysis treatment.

The proposed rule promotes changes such as incorporating outpatient hip and knee replacements into the episode of care definition.

The formulary includes about 100 drugs, including insulin, and is expected to expand.

When opioid dependent patients are on medication-assisted treatments, health-related costs decrease by $20,000 annually, according to Bright Heart Health.

In the U.S., recruiting internationally educated nurses is addressing the ongoing nursing shortages.

In addition to the savings, the proposal has the potential to prevent about 68,000 deaths per year, though implementation costs would be high.