Phoenix Children's Care Network rolled out an ACO with UnitedHealthcare aimed at improving quality while reducing costs.
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Three researchers from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, the Los Angeles-based Keck School of Medicine of USC, and two Harvard-affiliated hospitals were awarded up to $70 million from the National Institutes of Health to establish improved infrastructure for advancing Alzheimer's research.
Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, launched a 24/7 obstetrics emergency department to provide an additional healthcare safety net for pregnant women, according to a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal report.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health signed an agreement with Cigna to maintain their 20-year network relationship.
A study, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, examines the effect of exposure to air pollution and birth defects in infants.
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More Medicaid recipients report poorer health compared to Medicare recipients, those covered by employer or union plans and the uninsured, according to the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.
Ozarks Community Hospital, a shuttered inpatient hospital in Springfield, Mo., is planning to reopen its doors as a psychiatric facility after resolving an issue with CMS, according to Ozarks First.
Johnson County, Iowa, is opening a $6.5 million service center to reduce emergency room visits for patients experiencing mental health and substance abuse crises, according to The Daily Iowan.