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Model allows a system to expand their presence without making major capital commitments, or having to locate huge parcels of land.
State projects the program will reduce premiums by 20 percent in 2018, and more consumers may have coverage.
About 90 percent of those surveyed say an increase in consumer responsibility for the bill will impact their organizations.
In most cases, PCMHs resulted in cost reduction, quality improvement and utilization, although in some areas results were mixed.
Overlapping surgery, when a doctor operates on two patients at same time, has prompted debate in medical community, and in Washington.
With the financial pressure rising to demonstrate higher levels of quality, leaders need solid programs in place to keep their facilities in check.
MNA called the strike historic, saying it is the first strike by nurses in Boston in over 30 years and the largest nurses' strike in Massachusetts history.
Biosimilars have the potential to reduce the cost of treatment, but the savings are not realized for most providers.
Senate Majority Leader delays start of August recess by two weeks to get bill passed, other work done.
The low-cost hospitals with good outcomes are the ones that spend more when the patient is there, and less when they leave.