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Both hospital sales are expected to close in December pending regulatory approvals.
Modern Medicaid Alliance, coalition of 30 organizations including AHIP, will educate policy makers, public on Medicaid's integrated care, services.
Medicare discussions will also include need for collaboration between plans, providers and the government.
Some insurers are seeking to recover money they said was promised in the HHS program for taking on risk of offering products on the exchanges. DOJ argues no deadline was established for HHS to pay risk corridors payments.
40 percent of California population identifies as Latino; only about 5 percent of all physicians are Latino, California Health Care Foundation says.
Los Angeles hospital implanted the device in patient who died, readmitted two other patients who, like the Orange County man, had been sent home with the compressor.
Project will yield 267-bed hospital with all major services under one roof, adding to efficiency, quality, system says.
Scheme involved the prescription of compounded pain and scar creams to military personnel at Fort Hood, Texas.
Insurer for low-income and disabled residents said it believes private information was not shared.
Study found ER use among Medicaid patients in Oregon stayed high two years after people gained coverage, more patients visited doctors offices.