In its first report on outpatient settings, the Leapfrog Group found some ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient departments fail to meet quality standards.

The Federal Trade Commission's requests involve extensive collection of information dating back to 2011 from two health systems and five health insurers to aid its study of certificates of public advantage.

The CMS wants to use AI and machine learning to cut Medicare fraud. The agency is asking the private sector for help.

Centene Corp. posted higher revenue and profit in the third quarter of 2019, driven by growth in its Medicaid and commercial businesses.

The bill would fix the so-called "rural glitch" to increase payments to doctors and hospitals participating in rural ACOs. Provider groups say it would "level the playing field" between urban and rural ACOs.

Idaho officials have submitted a Medicaid expansion waiver request requiring patients to get referrals from primary physicians before they can get family planning services such as birth control, abortions or pregnancy care.

It's been nearly four weeks since bacteria that can cause Legionnaires' disease was found in the water system of St. Elizabeths Hospital in the nation's capital.

The proposal will likely upset conservatives because it would increase tobacco taxes and does not include a work requirement for program participants.

Humana is suing a slew of pharmaceutical companies for allegedly fixing the prices of widely used generic drugs to boost their profits at the expense of insurers.

UPS has expanded its sights from hospital campuses to peoples' homes as it looks to broaden its drone delivery program.

Low-income areas have seen higher rates of pharmacy closures in recent years, and that's limiting those communities' access to drugs and driving health disparities.

Two seemingly innocuous computer commands, copy-and-paste, can lead to patient safety and reimbursement issues. Hospitals are developing policies for appropriate use of the shortcut, but they may need to look upstream.

NYU School of Medicine saw a 47% spike in medical school applications since announcing it was covering the cost of tuition for full-time students.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is concerned that new Medicare payments that would favor home dialysis and kidney transplants over in-center dialysis might not work for a lot of patients and providers.

UnitedHealthcare is ramping up a prior authorization policy intended to shift outpatient surgeries to lower-cost settings outside of the hospital, a move that could put a dent in hospital revenue.

Even the most environmentally aware hospitals could do more to coordinate efforts addressing social determinants of health with sustainability programs.

Medicaid enrollment is down, but rising drug costs, provider rate hikes and long-term care expenses are propelling Medicaid spending.

Dr. Karen DeSalvo, who led HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology during the Obama administration and resigned from Humana's board of directors earlier this week to "avoid the appearance of any conflict of interest," is Google's latest health hire.

The new company, to be based in Cleveland, will offer virtual care from Cleveland Clinic's experts through American Well's digital health technology platform.

If Trump's anger over the Pelosi-initiated impeachment probe sinks the effort, lawmakers of both parties would face voters next year with nothing to show on a top consumer issue.

The wrongful death suit alleges Geisinger knew the neonatal intensive care unit of its flagship hospital in Danville was "dangerous, defective and contaminated" but continued filling its beds and hid the obvious danger from parents.

Health systems with certain variable-rate debt obligations are concerned about a proposed accounting standard change that would require they be classified as current on their balance sheets.

Currently, women often must wait several days or even weeks after a follow-up mammogram before they know the results. GE and Premier want to change that.

New curative treatments are too expensive and inaccessible for many patients, Verma said. Experts worry that healthcare costs will grow and access will suffer as more treatments hit the market.

When individuals with dementia are admitted to the hospital, it can be a traumatic, confusing experience for them. UNC Health Care is training staff to help.

The CMS will change how it monitors nursing home inspectors after receiving complaints about infrequent, badly timed inspections.