Business Intelligence
Respondents said exercise, eating habits are lacking, but so are hospital/worksite wellness programs.
Experts say the device's price surge is way out of step with production costs, and a needless drain on healthcare resources.
Layoffs amount to less than 3 percent of their staff, concern mostly non-clinical positions, system says.
Bill would give two-year open-enrollment period for consumers with pre-existing conditions.
Ram Raju will also serve as community health investment officer, evaluating needs of vulnerable communities and gauge the system's ability to respond
Two patients allegedly contracted serious bacterial infections from heater-cooler units used during open-heart surgery.
Two providers plan to open 15 co-branded centers beginning in spring 2017 during the first 18-month phase of their partnership.
McKesson announced CoverMyMeds deal shortly after unveiling new Change Healthcare brand for provider solutions division.
Affordable Care Act includes special provisions that make getting black lung benefits easier for coal miners.
Brown said California would not "turn back" on advances it's made in health coverage under pressure from the new Republican administration