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Spending for services and treatment was disproportionately higher for white people than for other racial and ethnic groups, JAMA says.
This includes employees who work remotely, though the organization will allow individuals to apply for a medical or religious exemption.
The value-based arrangement is part of Cigna's Collaborative Care.
PhRMA called Biden's push "misguided" and says it fails to address an insurance system that shifts the cost of treatments onto patients.
Bill heads to House where Democrats want to pass a $3.5 trillion plan for "social infrastructure," including healthcare priorities.
The suit alleged that Mednax racked up more than $50 million in improper payments as a result of unnecessary neonatal testing.
New JAMA study shows higher levels of medical debt in non-Medicaid expansion states.
Investigations related to this type of conduct will likely increase under the Biden Administration, says antitrust expert.
The IRS requires hospitals to spend on community benefit but doesn't specify what type, for what purpose or how much.
Physician fee schedule payments fail to keep up with inflation and threaten patient access to critical treatments, ACS says.