Accounting & Financial Management
The biggest expense increases were on the nonlabor side, particularly in drug costs, data shows.
Proceeds from the sale of the three hospitals was to have gone towards paying down an estimated $11B debt.
CMS is ordered to recalculate the star ratings without consideration of a "secret shopper" call that framed the dispute.
The funds will go to the Marcus Neuroscience Institute to strengthen its integrated neurological and neurosurgical care.
Kaufman Hall's latest flash report shows labor expenses account for about 84% of medical groups' total expenses.
Part of the reason navigators are so valuable, the group says, is that health insurance coverage falls short for many Americans.
Net savings to ACOs were $948.4 million (3.4%) compared to model benchmarks, according to CMS.
Insured customers paid more for drugs than members of its Prescription Savings Club, lawsuit alleges.
Rutgers will use the grant to create interventions ranging from diagnostics to medical procedures and behavioral health interventions.
CEO David Joyner put much of the onus on the poor performance on elevated utilization coming out of the pandemic.