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Even hospitals that are successful at reducing 30-day readmissions today are compared against peers -- and that means they have to continuously get better just to keep up.

Insurers see the payments as one of the stabilizing factors in offering individual coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

Forming even informal arrangements with Area Agencies on Aging can help a hospital's bottom line by keeping 30-day readmission rates down and reduce avoidable nursing home usage as part of population health management programs.

The agency's Innovation Center said the new Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced model is the first advanced APM that would qualify under MACRA.

Officials aim to improve the number of processed claims by 300 percent this month and by 600 percent in April as part of mission to bolster VA system.

The proposed rule would enable employers to establish association health plans designed to increase competition and reduce premium costs.

The provider and insurer forged a multi-year partnership to serve United and Medicare Advantage members in southwest Ohio.

The companies will also build a new managed services organization called True Health New Mexico.

Eligible clinicians are encouraged to log-in early and often to familiarize themselves with the system.

Concern is that lack of covered individuals will lead to increase in price of premiums.