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A new Kalorama report examines out-of-pocket spending for medical costs in the United States, which reached $1,400 per person in 2016.

A study published in Health Affairs found a high physician turnover rate in a large Medicare Pioneer ACO, which may impact the payment model's overall effectiveness in lowering costs and improving patient care.

The impending implication of CMS' Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Act of 2015 has executives scrambling to prepare their health systems.

Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is calling for a federal investigation into payers allegedly overcharging Medicaid Advantage plans, HealthPayerIntelligence reports.

Pharmacy Benefits Manager Express Scripts Holding Co. announced its biggest customer Anthem would let its current contract expire in 2019, Bloomberg reports.

Physicians are hoping HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, will address challenges small practices face through an updated Medicare rule, The Hill reports.

Governor Scott Walker wants Wisconsin to be the first state to implement a mandatory drug screening, testing and treatment protocol for Medicaid recipients, The Boston Globe reports.

Payer consulting company Lumeris acquired analytics and predictive modeling company Forecast Health.

Various Republican officials are pushing forth a healthcare bill to repeal the ACA as President Donald Trump's 100th day in office inches nearer, according to The New York Times.

A HIMSS Analytics survey says approximately 75 percent of providers have virtual care incentives in place and 33 percent of providers use remote patient monitoring services, Healthcare Informatics reports.