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The analysis cited uncertainty surrounding the tax and healthcare bills as one of the major contributors to the dip, along with a tight labor market.

Current complaint only includes alleged crimes within five-year statute of limitations; investigators believe actual number to be $775,000, report says.

Lawsuit said beneficiaries have trouble finding, and sometimes cannot find, medical providers who'll accept the coverage.

Meanwhile, prescription drug prices jumped 1 percent after a 0.6 percent rise late last year.

Without enough funding to cover March, many states would not be able to cover all children beyond February without accessing redistribution funds, report says.

Since 2008, executives and employees of the companies have invested more than $30 million in the three real estate investment trusts.

CMS released data showing many counties in the country having just one insurer for 2018.

BPCI 2.0 is further evidence that CMS is continuing down the road road to value, triggering provider confidence and commercial payer interest, expert says.

The condition is costing the overall economy at least $80 billion per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that means providers, researchers and IT vendors should pinpoint better disease management techniques to reduce that expense.

Differences among midwestern states -- also including Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota -- shine a light for hospital executives and policymakers alike on what state policies can achieve in insurance markets.