The CDC has observed the third consecutive year of decline in life expectancy, marking the longest decline since 1915-18, a time period that included both World War I and the Spanish Flu pandemic, according to a report from CNBC.
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Bridges Health Partners, a seven-hospital clinically integrated network, entered into an ACO agreement with Aetna, the companies announced July 9.
Ridgecrest (Calif.) Regional Hospital reopened July 8 after two earthquakes forced the hospital to close, according to a press release obtained by Becker's Hospital Review.
Ten Baltimore hospitals are partnering with the city on a two-year pilot project to end homelessness and reduce healthcare costs, The Baltimore Sun reports.
EBoca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, recently acquired by Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida, is no longer in UnitedHealthcare's provider network, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
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Patients who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods or who seek care at a hospital that serves a lot of patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to be readmitted to a hospital within 30 days, according to research published by Annals…
Renown Health in Reno, Nev., may no longer be a part of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's provider network come August, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville, N.J., has opened the first home in its transitional housing program for chronically ill patients and their families , according a local news website reports.
Some hospitals within the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System may no longer be part of UnitedHealthcare's provider network, according to NBC affiliate WSFA 12 News.
The gaps in the U.S. between the rich and poor, and the healthy and sick have grown over the past 25 years, according to new research published by JAMA Network Open.