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The agency framed the request as part of the agency's push to advance health equity and expand care access.
The majority of hospitals received 3 or 4 stars, with 890 hospitals getting 4 stars and that same number receiving 3.
The dip was driven largely by a decline in healthcare price growth relative to economy-wide inflation.
From broadened access to care to removing geographic and originating-site restrictions, the AMA wants flexibilities to be made permanent.
Hospitals await the final rule on inpatient payment, with the AHA saying the proposed increase does not meet the cost of care.
Executives said separating the company into the two units will encourage collaboration and accelerate work to centralize operations.
California Advanced Primary Care Initiative is intended to make it more attractive for providers to be in value-based contracts.
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Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, professor and head of digital health at Deggendorf Institute of Technology, advocates coordinating and streamlining the work of creating a digital health workforce.
Centene framed the move as part of a review of "strategic alternatives" for its international portfolio.
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Mark Martin, vice president of product management for Availity, discusses how the company employs AI and machine learning to assist providers and payers in streamlining referrals, approvals and claims management.