Large national insurers could win big if Democrats' proposal passes Congress, but regional insurers are worried about the impact to their business.

The California Hospital Association this week asked the state to provide reimbursement for travel staff, but the Service Employees International Union says that money should go toward retaining an already-drained workforce.

Allen, a longtime healthcare executive known for building morale at financially troubled healthcare organizations, died at the age of 80 on Sunday.

Contentious contract negotiations with union workers also threaten Kaiser Permanente's longstanding labor-management partnership.

The twin votes represented a heavy blow to the Biden administration's sweeping effort to shore up nearly all Americans' protection amid the spread of the highly contagious delta variant.

The CDC tallied 50,811 deaths after adding more than 1,500 COVID-19 deaths provided Thursday by the state's health department. Those reported deaths occurred over various dates in recent weeks

Detroit Medical Center CEO Audrey Gregory is leaving the organization after two years at the helm of the investor-owned hospital.

Nurses are continuing to experience emotions ranging from disillusionment, to anxiety, to a lost sense of meaning in their work as the delta variant creates another surge. Meanwhile, there’s an ongoing nursing shortage that is making all of these problems worse.

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August had the second lowest number of data breaches in 2021, but those affected more than 5 million individuals. Two of the top ten breaches so far this year occurred in August.

Hospital systems prioritize their staff members well-being by giving them access to mental health support, flexible work schedules, company wellness initiatives, and other resourceful needs.

Idaho, Alaska and Montana have enacted healthcare rationing amid a spike in the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization.

From boosting their minimum wage to continuing with remote work, healthcare companies are experimenting with policies as they compete with other sectors of the economy for workers.

The CMS sanctions will disrupt insurers' finances, enrollment and marketing operations in the competitive Medicare Advantage market.

Leaders are listening to their employees and bolstering benefits for their whole family.

Stopping elective procedures is an effective tool to free up beds in intensive care units to care for COVID patients, according to a study. But researchers didn’t look at the consequences for those patients who had to wait.

Millennials favor workplaces where organizational and personal values are aligned and they can strike a healthy work-life balance.

The pandemic appears to be worsening the nation's longstanding obesity epidemic, and obesity can put people at risk for more severe illness after coronavirus infection.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services won't enforce the rule, which would require payers to exchange data with one another at a patient's request, until it finalizes future rulemaking.

The combined entity would operate 33 hospitals, run 385 clinics and employ 58,000 caregivers across six states.

New York has a long history of requiring healthcare workers to be immunized against diseases that pose a major public health threat, including measles, mumps and rubella.

"We're recording well over 2,500 (cases) a day, in recent days, far more than we'd like to see," said State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs. "A lot of that's going to translate into the tragedy."

The letter is the latest GOP opposition to sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for private-sector employees, healthcare workers and federal contractors announced by Biden earlier this month.

Democrats' $3.5 trillion domestic policy proposal includes a slew of provisions impacting providers, including funding to build up the healthcare workforce.

The president directed OSHA to write a rule requiring employers with at least 100 workers to force employees to get vaccinated or produce weekly test results showing they are virus free.

Northwell Health and Walgreens have entered a five-year strategic partnership that will make the health system's telehealth services available to customers throughout New York.

Sammie Mosier will succeed Jane Englebright, who pioneered the position, as HCA Healthcare's chief nurse executive.

Henry Ford Health System and Michigan State University now have a brand and logo for their joint venture over clinical research, training, and cancer care in a new health sciences center.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement to clarify its decade-old Health Breach Notification Rule not only covers personal health records, but also health apps and fitness trackers.