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Insurers including Cigna and Aetna will not pay licensed agents and brokers a commission for helping people enroll in individual health insurance coverage for 2017 in many states.
Home health agencies that do not submit quality measure data to CMS will see a 2 percent reduction in their annual payment.
The partnership builds upon the success of Aetna and Banner's five-year accountable care organization relationship formed in 2011.
Under the terms of the agreement, Blackstone and its co-investors will pay $43.50 per share in cash for all outstanding shares of TeamHealth common stock.
Facilities that do not meet total performance scores will see up to a 2 percent reduction in the quality incentive program.
According to Leapfrog, patient safety issues kill more than 200,000 patients a year.
Many high-scoring hospitals reversed lower scores in prior ratings periods.
On the other hand, 954 hospitals earned a C, 157 earned a D and 20 scored an F in the latest release of the group's Hospital Safety Score.
Premium assistance programs have come under fire from insurers.
189 of the hospital's 289 beds have been relocated to the Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion, a six-story tower that includes new technologies, family accommodations.