Model would reflect the number of conditions and add categories for mental health, substance use disorder, and chronic kidney disease.
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CVS Health tells judge a monitor is not necessary during review of Aetna merger
Federal Judge Richard Leon suggested a monitor oversee CVS Health and Aetna to ensure the businesses were kept separate while the merger was under review.
Affordable Care Act enrollment surges in final week
Declining consumer numbers and a ruling in Texas striking down the ACA threatened to a relatively stable market this year.
New Affordable Care Act policies could drive down uninsured rate from 12 to 7.3 percent
There are a number of specific steps outlined in a new report that would drive the uninsured rate back down to an estimated 7.3 percent.
For New York hospitals, first-ever citywide nurse residency program will help retention, curb burnout
Program will support participating hospitals with implementing a year-long residency that bridges the gap between education and practice for newly-graduated nurses.
Orphan drug exclusivity resulting in on-market drug prices rising more slowly than common drugs
Adding an orphan indication to an on-market drug didn’t correlate with a higher-than-average price increase.
Blockchain in the revenue cycle: What healthcare needs to succeed
Stakeholder participation, real-time transparency and emerging use cases will likely help blockchain permeate healthcare over the next several years.
Cigna, Express Scripts merger to close Thursday
The integration of insurer and pharmacy benefit manager follows that of CVS Health and Aetna.
Pagosa Springs Medical Center settles with OCR over hospital’s failure to terminate former employee’s access to PHI
A complaint said a former PSMC employee continued to have remote access to PSMC’s web-based scheduling calendar even after separation of employment.
Medicare diabetes patients file class action lawsuit against HHS Secretary Alex Azar
Diabetic patients on Medicare have filed a class action lawsuit against …
