Primary-care physicians worry that the opioid crisis will be superseded by a new prescription drug epidemic.

The health system and the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West union, after months of dispute, reached an agreement that will create a $130 million workforce development program and guarantee a 3% pay raise.

The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, a group charged with providing policy recommendations to the ONC, is considering newfound focus on price transparency, prior authorization and payer-provider data exchange next year.

The Urban Institute's findings could help Democratic presidential candidates like Joe Biden who favor cheaper, more incremental reforms.

Former VA Secretary David Shulkin's new book alleges President Donald Trump toyed with issuing an executive order early in his term to close parts of the VA health system without consulting Congress.

The Advanced Medical Technology Association's new Center for Digital Health will advocate for policies related to data privacy, FDA oversight and reimbursement.

Healthcare organizations like Inspira Health Network are standing up Genius Bar-style technology support stations to discuss digital health options with patients.

Amazon is partnering with Duarte, Calif.-based cancer treatment center City of Hope to offer its workers an array of cancer support services, including treatment reviews and emotional support.

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The New Jersey health system and hospital look to join forces as fewer independent hospitals remain.

The three big drug distributors reportedly offered a total of $18 billion over 18 years to settle the suits set for trial and some 2,000 others just before jury selection began.

Healthcare recruiters and executives hope new succession-planning processes, streamlined reporting structures, mission-driven investments and a team-based approach to healthcare will create a more fulfilling work environment.

Oscar challenged Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida's policy of prohibiting its brokers from selling other insurers' plans. But a federal judge threw out the lawsuit.

UnitedHealth Group kicked off the third-quarter earnings report season with positive results in many key indicators. More reports will be added as they come in.

The safety-net chain plans to close a unit at its rehabilitation hospital due to changes in Medicare's skilled-nursing payment system.

A whistleblower complaint brought against Bismarck's Mid Dakota Clinic alleges that doctors referred patients to the clinic's surgical center, allowing them to increase their pay in the form of profits from the center.

The FDA is recommending providers begin using the disposable form of a popular and costly scope, but infection experts have safety concerns.

With six years of experience as a chief nurse informatics officer, Kristin Wolkart, now president of St. Francis Medical Center, knows how to speak tech. And as a trained nurse, she’s equally as comfortable putting things into perspective for clinicians.

A nurses' union accused Albany Medical Center of effectively forcing Filipino nurses to continue working there under the threat of severe financial penalties and deportation in a federal lawsuit.

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.

The pay hikes came in a banner year for Chicago-based HCSC, which owns Blue Cross plans in five states. But at a time when healthcare spending and insurance premiums are rising, rich pay packages fuel controversy.

Cambia Health Solutions and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina officially called off their proposed affiliation days after the North Carolina insurer's former CEO was found guilty of charges connected to a June car accident.

Updates to the self-referral and anti-kickback laws offer providers more flexibility in the gradual pursuit of risk-based payments, but issues like data-gathering and -sharing still pose major hurdles.

A list of the nation's largest business graduate schools for physician-executives, ranked by number of full-time students enrolled in the 2018-19 year.