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TeamHealth now has oversight of more than 19,000 affiliated physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
Improved dental health is a challenge for a program where half of children who were covered before the law took effect hadn't seen a dentist the previous year.
In this year's presidential campaign, health care has taken a back seat. But one issue appears to be breaking through - the rising cost of prescription drugs.
With earlier withdrawals of UnitedHealth, HealthyCT from exchange, state would have been left with a single carrier, Anthem.
Transaction is expected to cut more than $10 million in annual interest, lead to gains of $125 million in present value savings, system says.
Project will increase single rooms available to patients, new surgical, treatment areas that "conform to 21st century standards."
Kaiser survey shows a slight increase in premiums, increase in deductibles and high-deductible plans coincides with 10 percent decrease in workers enrolled in PPO plans.
As many as 1.4 million seniors survive a stay in the ICU every year; most go home, with varying degrees of disability.
New research shows race and geography prevent some of the most vulnerable from obtaining effective treatments, including powerful anti-coagulant that can break up the clot causing the stroke.
An estimated 10,000 Americans are turning 65 years old each day, and many are choosing Medicare Advantage over traditional Medicare.